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6 extra years of healthy life

The importance of lifestyle remains considerable and should be better taken into account in public health policies, which should more strongly promote these healthy lifestyle choices.

6 extra years of healthy life

Taking care of yourself in your forties can pay off! The greatest gains in life expectancy are linked to reducing alcohol consumption, quitting or not smoking, losing weight or maintaining a healthy weight, and adopting good sleeping habits. Taking responsibility for one's own health has a positive impact on longevity and quality of life, conclude researchers at Osaka University. The Japan Collaborate Cohort (JACC) study enabled them to assess the impact of lifestyle behavior modification on life expectancy, by following 49,021 participants for over 20 years. https://lnkd.in/es2k-hys

 
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