5 Healthy Habits In Middle Age Could Help You Live 10 Years Longer, Harvard Study Finds

(CBS Local) — Healthy habits such as exercising for at least 30 minutes a day or drinking in moderation can help you stave off diseases for an extra decade, according to new research. The study, published last week in the British Medical Journal, found that those who led a healthy lifestyle are more likely to be free of illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. A healthy lifestyle was defined by those with at least four of the following five factors: Never smoking Healthy body mass index (BMI) of 18 to 25 Moderate alcohol intake (no more than a small glass of wine a day for women and a pint of beer for men) A healthy diet Moderate to vigorous physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day Based on data from about 110,000 people, researchers from The Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health then determined how long people could live free of cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes from the age of 50. Those who practice healthy habits at age 50 live more years free of chronic diseases, according to a new study https://t.co/YXn5RXb6Eh — Harvard Medical School (@harvardmed) January 10, 2020 “We observed that adherence to a low-risk lifestyle was associated with a longer life expectancy at age 50 free of major chronic diseases of approximately 7.6 years in men and 10 years in women compared with participants with no low-risk lifestyle factors,” the researchers concluded. On average, the results showed that women leading a h...
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