Healthy lifestyle increases lifespan by 7 years: Study

Never-smokers who were not obese lived 4-5 years longer than the general population, study revealed

People who do not smoke, consume alcohol moderately and maintain a healthy weight may live up to seven years longer than the general population, and spend most of these extra years in good health, a study has found.

The study, published in the journal Health Affairs, showed that people who refrain from engaging in risky health behaviours have a longer life than the famously long-lived Japanese.

Researchers analysed data for more than 14,000 individuals and found that never-smokers who were not obese lived four-five years longer than the general population, and that these extra years were free of disability.

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