4 Healthy Habits That Cut Disease Risk
Study Shows People Who Follow 4 Habits Sharply Reduce Risk of Serious Disease
By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Aug. 10, 2009 -- Don't smoke. Get off the sofa and take a walk. Stay away from the junk food. Watch your waistline.
You may have heard the advice before. But did you know that if you follow all four of these healthy habits together, you could decrease your chances of developing some of the most common and deadly chronic diseases by nearly 80%?
Researchers reporting in this month's Archives of Internal Medicine analyzed the health, lifestyles, and diet of 23,513 German adults 35 to 65 years old, starting in the mid-1990s. The study showed that those who had more healthy habits were much less likely to get diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
The analysis included a detailed look at each person's body weight and height, disease background, food frequency, and how well they followed these four healthy lifestyle habits over the eight-year study period:
* Never smoked
* Exercised at least 3.5 hours per week
* Maintained a body mass index (BMI) under 30
* Followed a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain breads, and limited in meats
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By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Aug. 10, 2009 -- Don't smoke. Get off the sofa and take a walk. Stay away from the junk food. Watch your waistline.
You may have heard the advice before. But did you know that if you follow all four of these healthy habits together, you could decrease your chances of developing some of the most common and deadly chronic diseases by nearly 80%?
Researchers reporting in this month's Archives of Internal Medicine analyzed the health, lifestyles, and diet of 23,513 German adults 35 to 65 years old, starting in the mid-1990s. The study showed that those who had more healthy habits were much less likely to get diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease.
The analysis included a detailed look at each person's body weight and height, disease background, food frequency, and how well they followed these four healthy lifestyle habits over the eight-year study period:
* Never smoked
* Exercised at least 3.5 hours per week
* Maintained a body mass index (BMI) under 30
* Followed a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain breads, and limited in meats
(Continued here.)
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Having healthy eating habits is very very important. It shows our personality and it definitely prevent from the risk of diseases like breast cancer, dementia etc. Also helps to create mannerism which is very very necessary.
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