A prestigious British Medical Journal has analyzed a wealth of data collated data from the Nurses’ Health Study (1980-2014) that consists of 73,196 participants. Additionally, data was extracted from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2014); this comprised 38,366 participants.
Remarkably, they have paid attention to those who didn’t have diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer. Yanping Li, a senior researcher, said:
“Previous studies have found that following a healthy lifestyle improves overall life expectancy and reduces chronic diseases. But few studies have looked at the effects of lifestyle factors on life expectancy free from such diseases.”
Delving into their research, they have identified “low-risk lifestyle factors” that predispose how long a person lived disease-free. For instance, women have followed the three building blocks of life and enjoyed approximately 35 more years free of diseases than women who didn’t.
What are the three building blocks of life that helped people live free from diseases than men who didn’t look after themselves?
The first one was “consuming a healthy diet” consists of fruits, vegetables, and legumes. The authors have noted that the healthy diet “explicitly emphasized high intakes of whole grains, nuts, and fish.”
The next lifestyle factor was “maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI).” The BMI measures your weight counter to your height and age to produce its figure. One vigorous activity that is considered is jogging; it can add years onto one’s life.
The 3rd habit to boost your life is to “exercise regularly,” which consisted of at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day.
For the exercise to be “moderate,” the heart rate must have increased during the task. The three building blocks that boost one’s longevity have added 14 years of life to women and 12 years.
Remarkably, the said standards were observable to individuals who adopted healthy habits by the age of 50.
To reap the benefits of a prolonged and disease-free life, two other factors were taken into account.
Two other factors were taken into account to reap the benefits of prolonged and disease-free life.
They have followed a healthy lifestyle habit and refrained from smoking. Besides, the same group of people has limited their alcohol intake by not exceeding the 14 units per week limit.
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