Health
NY Times - For a landmark 2017 study
published in the journal Health Affairs, researchers analyzed data
dating back to the 1990s of more than 14,000 American men and women
starting at the age of 50. They found
that 50-year-old nonsmokers who drank alcohol in moderation and who
were not obese could expect to live, on average, seven years longer than
their peers who did not share these traits. The average life expectancy
for women living this trio of lifestyle behaviors was just shy of 89
years. For men, it was nearly 86 years. By tracking disabilities
associated with aging, such as trouble
walking, bathing and getting out of bed, researchers found that of
those seven additional years, six were typically disability-free.
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