Blue zones are big on breakfast, says longevity researcher Dan Buettner. But their breakfasts are usually hearty and healthy. Here are six foods they eat.

M ost people want to be happy and live a long life, however, only not many are able to do so. But there's a place in Japan, named Okinawa, which is renowned as one of the world's "Blue Zones"-- a ...

Dan Buettner has made it his life's work to investigate the habits of the longest-living people in six elusive 'Blue Zones' ...

Dan Buettner, a National Geographic fellow and founder of the Blue Zones project, identified five original Blue Zones: ...

Based on his time and research in places like Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy, Buettner suggests that first meal of the day may be crucial to living a long, healthy life.

In Okinawa, it is common for people to live healthy lives well into their 90s and 100s. So, what is the secret ingredient of the people of Okinawa that makes them the world's longest living humans?

Based on his time and research in places like Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy, Buettner suggests that first meal of the day may be crucial to living a long, healthy life.

"People should avoid most of what is marketed to us in America as breakfast foods such as pop tarts, sugar laden cereals, yogurts and granola," Buettner says. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/ ...

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Buettner suggests going for these foods in the morning to mirror the way the world's longest-lived people eat: Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter.

Based on his time and research in places like Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy, Buettner suggests that first meal of the day may be crucial to living a long, healthy life.

Based on his time and research in places like Okinawa, Japan and Sardinia, Italy, Buettner suggests that first meal of the day may be crucial to living a long, healthy life.