It’s no secret that a healthy lifestyle equates to a longer life and better health throughout your life. This is especially true for people who are around the age of fifty. People in this age group need to take extra care to eat right and exercise since being over weight leads to a whole host of health problems, health problems that you are already at risk for because of your age group. It’s important to eat healthy and exercise on a consistent basis.

Key Takeaways:

• After age fifty, the average number of disease-free years, barring risk-reducing behaviors, is seven and a half for men and 10 for women.
• Lifestyle behaviors, such as alcohol intake, smoking and exercise habits can change these averages.
• One extensive study showed that the adaptation of positive lifestyle factors more than doubled the number of expected disease-free years for women.

“Across the world, people are, on average, living longer. But as populations age, individuals often live with disabilities and chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.”

Read more: https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/health/2020/01/29/healthy-habits-in-middle-age-linked-to-longer-life-free-from-disease