Five healthy habits for long life without disease
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands found that adherence to a healthy lifestyle (including non-smoking, overweight, and regular exercise, etc.) was not There are no major diseases (such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes) related to the increased life expectancy.
The research published in the British Medical Journal believes that public health policies that improve food quality and urge the public to adopt a healthy lifestyle, and implement strict regulations (such as smoking bans in public places or restrictions on trans fatty acids in food) Content), which plays a vital role in extending life expectancy, especially the life expectancy without important chronic diseases.
The researchers selected 73,196 registered female nurses from the "American Nurse Health Study (NHS)" and 38,366 male participants from the "Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS)." These people did not have cancer, Cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Never smoking, having a healthy weight, engaging in at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day, drinking in moderation, and eating a high-quality diet, the researchers used the above five low-risk lifestyle factors to calculate participants' healthy lifestyle scores. Adding these five scores together, you get a final low-risk lifestyle score, ranging from 0 to 5. A high score indicates a healthier lifestyle.
During the follow-up period of more than 20 years, the researchers regularly evaluated the participants. During this period, the researchers recorded confirmed and died cases of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes.
After adjusting for age, race, family medical history, and other potential influencing factors, the analysis showed that women who did not adopt low-risk lifestyle factors had a life expectancy of 24 years at 50 years without cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes; and Women who adopted four or five low-risk lifestyles had a life expectancy of 34 years without cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes at the age of 50. Similarly, men with unhealthy lifestyles have a disease-free life expectancy at 50 years of age of 24 years; men with four to five healthy lifestyle habits have a disease-free life expectancy at 50 years of age of 31 years. Males who smoke a lot (more than 15 cigarettes per day) and obese male and female participants (BMI over 30) have the lowest proportion of life expectancy without disease at 50 years of age (less than 75%).
Compilation / Wu Yunwei