July 29, 2022 – Getting the federally recommended amount of physical activity can reduce the risk of early death—but increasing activity higher can further reduce the risk, according to a study co-authored by Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health’s Dong Hoon Lee.
The study, published July 25 in the journal Circulation, analyzed 30 years of medical records and mortality data from more than 100,000 adults enrolled in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Researchers found that people who followed the minimum guidelines for physical activity—150–300 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity, or 75–150 minutes per…
NEW YORK (CNN) – Want to extend your life expectancy by more than a decade? A new study suggests that you can do just that by following these five healthy habits.
Never smoke
Maintain a healthy body-mass index
Keep up moderate to vigorous exercise
Don’t drink too much alcohol
Eat a healthy diet
Adhering to those five lifestyle factors at age 50, compared with not adhering to any of them, was associated with 14 additional years of life expectancy among women and 12.2 additional years among men in the study, published in the journal Circulation on Monday.
Each of those…