AdvertisementThe world's oldest people tend to have certain habits in common, such as eating well, having a good work-life balance, and keeping active. AdvertisementIn Japan, supercentenarians have strict diets, while they're more indulgent in Latin American countriesVillatoro said that in Japan, supercentenarians are generally strict about eating everything in moderation. Supercentenarians are more religious in Latin American countries than in JapanVillatoro said that Latin American supercentenarians tend to be very religious, mostly Catholic. However, Villatoro said that he's noticed supercentenarians from Japan typically aren't as religious as their Latin American counterparts. But more of the older people Villatoro has met in Argentina live in retirement homes than in other countries.

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Persons: —, Ben Meyers, Fabrizio Villatoro, Meyers, Villatoro, Fabrizio, Yumi Yamamoto, hara, aren't, Japan Villatoro, he's, Yamamoto Organizations: Service, Business, Japan, Research, American, Pan American Health Organisation, Inter, American Development Bank Locations: America, Japan, Ikaria, Greece, Loma Linda, Brazil, Columbia, Argentina