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Loma Linda, California

In Loma Linda, California, followers from the Seventh-day Adventist Church live up to a decade longer than the average American. This is partly due to their mainly vegetarian diet with little to no meat proteins, regular exercise and abstinence from products considered "unclean" by the Bible (alcohol, tobacco). Those that eat meat usually serve it as a side instead of as the main dish. Otherwise, vegetables, fruits and legumes make up the majority of their food intake, with limited amounts of salt and sugar. Adventists are also big consumers of nuts. According to bluezones.com, "adventists who  consume nuts at least five times a week have about half the risk of heart disease and live about two years longer than those who don’t."