It is known that lack of exercise, poor nutrition, cigarettes, and excessive alcohol consumption harm your health. So how many years of life can be lost due to bad habits?
Scientists conducted a study to find out how many years of life a person loses due to bad habits.
It has been estimated that 50% of deaths are due to unhealthy lifestyles.
This is unbelievable, but the data is:
- 26% of deaths are consequences of smoking
- 24% of deaths are the effects of physical inactivity
- 12% of deaths are due to unhealthy diets
- 0.4 deaths due to alcohol abuse
Smoking robs you of 3 years of life on average.
Lack of exercise also reduces life expectancy by 3 years on average.
If you enjoy spending time on the couch with a glass of alcoholic drink, this will shorten your life by 6 years on average.
Scientists emphasize that a healthy lifestyle promotes longevity and allows you to live, according to statistics, 17 years longer.
Such research is a new approach to assess the influence of bad habits on people's lifespan.
In fact, the results of the study are a serious warning for people who prefer a sedentary lifestyle, combined with bad habits.
Regular moderate exercise reduces the risk of death from a heart attack by 50% for people aged 50-70 years.
Exercise makes people happier by working as an antidepressant. Researchers say that any regular physical activity can prevent the early onset of dementia and improve a person’s cognitive abilities. It is not yet possible to completely avoid aging, but we can slow it down.
If you want to spend evenings on the couch, watch TV shows, drink alcohol or smoke, you can be sure it will cost you several years of your life.
And if you want to enjoy life as long as possible, healthy habits will help you with this.