
How Much do these 5 Health Habits Extend your Life? [Study 247]
Physionic
Jan 15, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Engage in over 30 minutes of daily moderate to vigorous exercise
A key healthy lifestyle factor was defined as getting over 30 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous exercise.
Focus on exceptions for breakthroughs in extreme longevity research
Massive data sets report on averages and don't track the exceptions, which is where cutting-edge research on extreme longevity is focused.
Prioritize healthy habits early to maximize life expectancy gains
The predicted life expectancy gains from healthy habits fall off rapidly as one gets older, dropping from a 14-year gain at age 50 to a 10-year gain at age 75 for women.
Adopt five healthy habits to improve men's life expectancy
Men at age 50 who adopt five key healthy habits are predicted to gain about two years less in life expectancy than women.
Follow five healthy habits to gain 14 years of life expectancy
For women, being 50 years old and following all five healthy lifestyle factors is associated with a 14-year predicted increase in life expectancy.
Recognize increased death risk for men after 75 despite healthy lifestyle
Even with a perfectly healthy lifestyle, the risk of death begins to increase again around 75 years old for men.
Define moderate alcohol intake as 30 grams for men, 15 grams for women
The study defined healthy, moderate alcohol consumption as up to 30 grams a day for men and half that for women.
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