Lack of exercise, poor diet, cigarettes and excessive alcohol consumption are known to harm your health. So how many years of life can you lose due to bad habits?
Scientists have 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.
It's incredible, but the data is like this:
- 26% of deaths are from smoking
- 24% of deaths are the consequences of physical inactivity
- 12% of deaths are due to unhealthy diets
- 0.4 deaths due to alcohol abuse
Smoking deprives you of 3 years of your 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 beverage, it will shorten your life by 6 years on average.
Scientists emphasize that a healthy lifestyle contributes to longevity and allows you to live, according to statistics, 17 years longer.
Such research is a new approach to assessing the impact of bad habits on people's life expectancy.
In fact, the results of the study are a serious warning for people who prefer a sedentary lifestyle in combination with bad habits.
Regular moderate exercise reduces the risk of dying from a heart attack by 50% for those aged 50-70.
Exercise makes people happier by working as an antidepressant. The researchers state that any regular physical activity can prevent the early onset of dementia and improve cognitive performance. It is not yet possible to completely avoid aging, but we can slow it down.
Whether 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 that.
