Four health habits that could change your life

October 04, 2008 Category: Women Print This Article

To adopt four healthy habits of life, once the age of about forty cleared, of more reduced than the third the risk to be reached of a cardiac illness.

It is what takes out again carrying on a survey of more 15 000 participants aged of 45 years to 64 years, led to the state-Unis1s.

Here are the healthy habits of life whose researchers took account:

to consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, every week, to make 30 minutes of exercise per day during at least five days; to maintain his / her / its indication of bodily mass index (BMI) under 30; not to smoke .
During the four years that the survey lasted, the people who had adopted these four habits of life were less numerous to have been reached of a cardiac illness (11.7%) that those that had adopted three or less of them (16.5 %). It is about a decrease of 35%.

Besides, the participants ran 40% less risk to die, no matter the reason (2.5% against 4.2%, respectively), during the four years of the survey. Those that had integrated three healthy habits of life saw their risk dying to decrease 25%.

The researchers affirm however that there are many again to make to incite people to pass to the action. "In spite of the dissemination of important public health messages, only 8.5% of the participants to the survey had adopted the four habits of life, from about forty," they deplore.

As an example, the middle consumption of fruits and vegetables among the 15 000 participants was of only 3.8 servings per day. And only half made the 2.5 hours of weekly physical activity recommended.

"To adhere to one healthier life style procures multiple kindness for the quality of life, and he / it is never too late to put" itself / themselves of it, they conclude.