Longevity: 8 habits can add 24 years to lifespan, new study finds
Share on Pinterest New research suggests that eight simple lifestyle habits can have a significant, positive impact on one’s life expectancy. Raymond Forbes LLC/Stocksy Researchers find that people who adopt eight healthy lifestyle habits by middle age could live substantially longer. Some of these habits included having good sleep hygiene and not smoking. Men who adopt all eight habits by age 40 would be predicted to live an average of 24 years longer than men with none of these habits. Women who adopted all eight habits by the age of 40 would be predicted to live an average of 23 years longer than women with none of these habits. A new observational study identified eight lifestyle habits that—when adopted by midlife—may extend an individual’s lifespan. The researchers used data from medical records and questionnaires from 719,147 enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program MVP, a health research program centering around more than a million United States veterans that is...