The Okinawa inhabitants had a holistic lifestyle because.

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Option 1: They lived in the southernmost part of Japan.

Option 2: They exhibited high intellect and zest for life.

Option 3: These centenarians shared their life stories and personal philosophies.

Option 4: Their life was a convergence of multiple factors like diet, exercise, culture, social behaviour etc.

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**From Passage** → *"The confluence of cultural, dietary, physical, social, and psychological factors in Okinawa presents a holistic picture of health..."* <hr> * **Option 1 → "They lived in the southernmost part of Japan."** → Just geography — location alone doesn’t make a lifestyle holistic. * **Option 2 → "They exhibited high intellect and zest for life."** → True about them, but this is only part of the story, not the reason for a holistic lifestyle. * **Option 3 → "These centenarians shared their life stories and personal philosophies."** → This is about what they *shared* with researchers, not the cause of their holistic lifestyle. * **Option 4 → "Their life was a convergence of multiple factors like diet, exercise, culture, social behaviour etc."** ✅ → Matches exactly with the passage’s description of cultural, dietary, physical, social, and psychological factors forming a holistic way of living.

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