Learn the top Okinawan foods folks in this Blue Zone eat regularly and three recipes featuring these longevity-boosting ingredients.

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This has drawn a lot of attention to the island for obvious reasons.

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And people all around the world are looking to replicate the practices of these communities.

There has been quite a lot of focus from the West on theOkinawan diet, Hachisu says.

Rather, its an amalgamation of several factors: lifestyle, geography, and access to certain foods.

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But Okinawans impressive longevity cannot be attributed solely to a specific diet.

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Whats more, she says they also historically ate lots of carbs and low amounts of protein.

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But over the years, this has changed due to advancements in transportation.

Green leafy vegetables and orange- and yellow-colored vegetables remain important elements in the daily foods of Okinawa.

Lemon-simmeredsweet potato recipe

This recipe is the ideal way to enjoy cold sweet potatoes.

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Sweet potatoes have a lot of dietary fiber.

Here the hard-to-find udo can be substituted with celery or omitted in favor of more sweet potato and carrot.

Doing so will increase the volume of the dish and thus increase the number of people it serves.

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