Healthy lifestyle may offset effects of life-shortening genes by 60%+

A healthy lifestyle may offset the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60%, suggests an analysis of the findings from several large long term studies, published online in the journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. While genes and lifestyle seem to have an additive effect on a person's lifespan, an unhealthy lifestyle is independently linked to a 78% heightened risk of dying before oneā€™s time, regardless of genetic predisposition, the research indicates.
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