These eight healthy habits could add 20 years to your life, researchers say
dailyrecord.co.ukA new study has found changing eight habits could see the population live up to 20 years longer - if they follow the healthier options in life.
Researchers identified that not exercising enough, smoking often, and using opioids had the biggest impact on a person's length of life, and these habits were associated with around a 30-45 per cent bigger chance of dying.Things like poor sleep hygiene, stress, binge drinking and a bad diet were linked with a 20 per cent chance of risking death.
Also, a lack of social relationships was associated with a five per cent increase in the death risk.Simultaneously, a separate study suggested that including olive oil into your diet could help reduce the risk of succumbing to dementia, reports Wales Online.Eating more than half a tablespoon of the oil per day can be linked to having a 28 per cent less chance of dying from the condition, compared to those who never consume the oil, the researchers confirmed.
These findings were all presented at Nutrition 2023 - the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition - which may also include more up-to-date findings in this work.Scientists looked at lifestyle habits, data from medical records and questionnaires that were collected from 719,147 people enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program.
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