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What
are some ways to increase my chances of a longer life?
Want to add 10 years to your life? No smoking and keeping cholesterol
and blood pressure in safe ranges may be health habits
well worth the trouble. A research study at Northwestern
University Medical School on over 360,000 people, showed
that those who didn't smoke, and kept their cholesterol
below 200, and blood pressure no higher than 120 over
80, had a life expectancy that was six to 10 years
longer than people who were less careful about their
health habits.
Reference: Journal of the American Medical Association, December 1,
1999, as reported in CSPI's Nutrition Action
Healthletter, March 2000; and Health Promotion
Practitioner, January 2000.
Brenda Bell, Human
Environmental Sciences Specialist, South Central Region,
University of Missouri Extension
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