The world’s oldest woman, who lived to be 117, reveals the food she ate every day to live so long

Is there really a food that can prolong life? The story of Emma Morano, an Italian woman born in 1899, seems to prove that there is. She was officially recognized as the oldest person on the planet, and her secret wasn’t an expensive diet or a strict routine, but something as simple as an eating habit she maintained for over a century.
Emma lived through three centuries, witnessed wars, eras, and technological revolutions. Yet, her vitality and lucidity astonished doctors and scientists. Her story became a true legacy of how small daily gestures can make a big difference to health and longevity.

What did a 117-year-old woman eat to live so long?
Emma Morano lived alone for most of her life in northern Italy, in the town of Verbania, on the shores of Lake Maggiore. Her secret, as she herself revealed, was a simple diet, repeated every day and without excesses, which included a food as curious as it was effective: raw eggs.