Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The world's sixth 'Blue Zone': Why Singapore values both quantity and
quality of life
Singapore is an island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay
Peninsula in Southeast Asia with a population of six million. After a long
colonization by Britain, a brief occupation by Japan during World War II, and
after-war confusion, it became a parliamentary republic in 1965. As it lies
near the equator, Singapore has a tropical rainforest climate without
distinctive seasons. Singapore’s life expectancy is nearly 84, one of the
highest in the world. Recently, it was named the world’s sixth “Blue Zone”, a
region where people enjoy long lives due to a lifestyle combining physical
activity, low stress, rich social interactions, a local healthy diet, and low
disease incidence. Other Blue Zones include Okinawa, Japan, Nuoro Province,
Italy, and Icaria, Greece, all of which enjoy traditional slower lifestyles. Why
do Singaporeans, who live in a fast-moving urban environment and highly populated
multi-ethnic community, enjoy such longevity?
Read the article and learn how the tiny city-state manages food,
healthcare, and the environment for people’s healthy lives.
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