Loma Linda, CA is known for their healthy habits and long life expectancies, but StatisNostics shines a light on this discrepancy.
Loma Linda, California is infamous for being the only blue zone in America— meaning it’s the area with the longest-lived people and the highest life expectancy in the country. This is mainly attributed to the Seventh-day Adventist community that resides there. The Adventists in Loma Linda tend to live an entire decade longer than the rest of Americans. Their practices of staying active paired with eating a mainly vegetarian diet make them the blueprint for living a long life.
Loma Linda has the reputation, but does it have the stats to back it up? Loma Linda was compared to Evanston, IL in the database StatisNostics.com, which utilizes U.S. government census data. When the health data of both towns were analyzed, it showed that Loma Linda may not live up to their name. The percentage of people in Evanston with fair or poor health is 11.2%, while Loma Linda has a double percentage of 22.4%. StatisNostics shows the amount of physical inactivity in Loma Linda being 29% compared to Evanston which is only 19.8%. According to the database, residents in Evanston smoke less, have better mental health, and even sleep better than the citizens of Loma Linda.
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Blue Zones. “Loma Linda, California.” Blue Zones, 24 Aug. 2022, www.bluezones.com/explorations/loma-linda-california/.
StatisNostics. “Health Comparison Data.” StatisNostics, statisnostics.com/health/compare?address1=25619+LANE+ST%2C+LOMA+LINDA%2C+CA+92354&address2=8827+FORESTVIEW+RD%2C+EVANSTON%2C+IL+60203. Accessed 9 Jan. 2024.