By Linda Searing, Photo Illustration: Washington Post Illustration/iStock, The Washington Post, August 21, 2023
New research points to eight healthy lifestyle habits that could add years to your life.
In a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition, researchers found that men who had adopted all eight habits by middle age lived 24 years longer than men whose lifestyle included few or none of the habits. Women’s life expectancy increased by 23 years for those who had adopted the eight habits compared with women who had not.
The study was based on data from nearly 720,000 U.S. veterans 40 and older, which is considered a nationally representative sample. Described by the researchers as “therapeutic lifestyle factors,” the eight key habits were:
- Not smoking.
- Being physically active.
- Managing stress.
- Eating a healthy diet.
- Having good sleep hygiene.
- Avoiding binge drinking.
- Not being addicted to opioids.
- Having positive social relationships.
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