Adopting healthier habits by middle age will pay dividends in the future, according to a new study presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting on Monday.
Apparently there’s eight simple rules to add years to your life.
Adopting some simple, healthy habits by middle age will pay dividends in the future, according to a new study presented at the Researchers studied data collected from more than 700,000 US veterans, observing how their life expectancy shifted based on the number of healthy habits they adopted. They found, on average, embracing these habits increased males’ lifespans by 24 years and women’s by 21 years.
“We were really surprised by just how much could be gained with the adoption of one, two, three, or all eight lifestyle factors,” Xuan-Mai T. Nguyen, health science specialist at the Department of Veterans Affairs and rising fourth-year medical student at Carle Illinois College of Medicine, said in aAvoiding binge drinking was also on the list of eight habits.AFP via Getty Images
“Our research findings suggest that adopting a healthy lifestyle is important for both public health and personal wellness,” Nyugen continued. “The earlier the better, but even if you only make a small change in your 40s, 50s, or 60s, it still is beneficial.”
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