Former smokers who exercise regularly, eat nutritious foods, and maintain a healthy weight can reduce their risk for premature death by almost 30% compared with those who don't adopt such good habits, researchers have found. MedTwitter healthylifestyle
An important message for former smokers: You can overcome a history of vice through virtue.
"Engaging in more aspects of a healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of mortality than engaging in one aspect," said Maki Inoue-Choi, PhD, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, who led the new study."Former smokers may benefit from engaging in one of the healthy lifestyle recommendations but receive an even larger benefit if they follow more of them.
The effect appeared to be cumulative. The risk for all-cause mortality was 12% lower for those who had average adherence to health recommendations and 4% lower for those who had slightly above average adherence, according to the researchers. People who adhered more closely to the recommendations also were less likely to die of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory conditions during the study period, they found.
that alcohol consumption and smoking increased during the pandemic, but according to Inoue-Choi, there's very little research about the effects of these increases on former smokers.Tobacco Addiction
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