Eat your daily fruits and veggies, don't smoke, stay active, and drink in moderation. Hmmm, sounds like a radical life changing regimen. Actually its not folks! People can add as much as 14 years to their lives if they adopt the above four principles for a healthy lifestyle.
Those who practice just four healthy habits/behaviors may live 14 years longer than those who don't, according to a report from Cambridge University.
More than 20,000 participants between the ages of 45 and 79 years were followed for an average of 11 years. Questionnaires awarded one point for not smoking, being physically active, consuming alcohol in moderation, and having a plasma vitamin C level consistent with eating five servings of vegetables or fruit per day.
Those who scored no points on the questionnaires were four times more likely to die than those who scored four points, and those with a score of two were twice as likely to die. Participants whose score was zero had the same risk of dying as subjects who were 14 years older who had practiced all four healthy behaviors.
The researchers said: “These results may provide further support for the idea that even small differences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health in the population and encourage behaviour change.”
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