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Heres the thing about longevity: Like most things in life, much of it is aboutmaintaining balance.

She had previously revealed her love of chocolate and wine in aninterview with CNN.

This of course leads us to wonder: Were her food and beverage preferences and astounding longevity purely coincidental?

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In 1944, Randon took her new name, Sister Andre, when she became a nun.

She then spent 28 years working with orphans and the elderly at a hospital in Vichy, France.

(The oldest living person is nowMaria Branyas Moreraof Spain at 115 years old.)

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Tavella went on to explain that she particularly loved sweets, calling chocolate her guilty pleasure.

This comes as particularly great news for dark chocolate aficionados.

Datasuggests that dark chocolate has more antioxidant activity than milk chocolate because is has a higher percentage of cacao.

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Learn more about why the Mediterranean diet is linked to longevity by checking out this video:

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