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Can help the adoption of a healthier lifestyle in later life – or is it too late? This was the question researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston wanted to answer. In the study results published in the July issue of American Journal of Medicine, was the researchers found that middleaged men aged 45-64, the healthy lifestyle behaviors could substantially reduce their added risk for cardiovascular disease and lower their mortality rate.
Once these people achieved four healthy behaviors, investigators saw a 35 percent reduction in CVD incidence and a 40 percent reduction in mortality to people with less healthy lifestyles compared. The four healthy behaviors are necessary:
1st Eating at least five fruits and vegetables daily.
2nd Exercising at least 2.5 hours per week.
3rd Maintaining a Body Mass Index of 18.5 to 30 kg / m (Note: a person who 5'8 "weighing 197 pounds would have BMI of 30. Do you sell Check your doctor).
4th No smoking.
"The Potential public health benefit from adopting a healthier lifestyle in middle age is substantial, "writes Dana E. King, MD, MS." The current study demonstrated that adopting four modest healthy habits considerably lowers the risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality in a relatively short-term Four-year follow-up period. These results emphasize that the health of the necessary changes is to maintain a healthy lifestyle very rewarding, and the Middle Ages is not to act too late. "
There were three main findings from the study:
? First, the benefits of switching to a healthy Way of life past 45 years even evident in the four years, short-term follow-up.
? Second, the positive effects of the changes occurred despite the relatively minor Changes in health habits.
? Third, the healthy lifestyle was beneficial, if for all persons with three or fewer healthy habits, not only in comparison compared to those with none or one habit.
to live healthy is a lifestyle and not a phase you in and out of the movement. Although a complete change of life style can not begin to answer at any age these four simple habits you can in the right direction.
Simply Seniors News staff
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Charleston