t looks like its time to get up from the couch, turn off the TV, and put on your running shoes.
Aside from making you fit and strong, a study has confirmed that living a healthy lifestylecan also help add seven disability-free years to your life.
The results of the research, which was published in Health Affairs, determined that several healthy lifestyle factors can boost your longevity by as much as seven years. Most of those years can even be spent free of any disability.
The study findings noted that to some extent, alcohol consumption, being obese/overweight, and quitting smoking are connected with more disability-free years of life. The researchers examined data gleaned from the Health and Retirement Study. The study the scientists referenced looked into the health outcomes of over 14,000 individuals aged 50 to 89 from 1998 to 2012.
Using the data, the researchers determined that individuals who lived healthy lifestyles were able to increase their longevity by at least seven years with a delay in disability onset of about six years.
Men who didn’t smoke, drank in moderation, and weren’t obese had an average life expectancy of 11 years, unlike people in the same age group who took part in high-risk behaviors. Meanwhile, the women lived 12 more healthy years compared to peers who drank heavily, were overweight, and smoked. (Related: When weighing all the factors, experts say leading a healthy lifestyle is your best bet against cancer.)
The researchers categorized disability as limitations in one of these five daily activities:
- Bathing
- Eating
- Getting dressed
- Getting in/out of bed
- Walking (MORE)
Source: Natural News
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