Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says
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A healthy lifestyle could offset effects of life-shortening genes by 62% and add as much as five years to your life.
This study elucidates the pivotal role of a healthy lifestyle in mitigating the impact of genetic factors on lifespan reduction, the researchers concluded.
Public health policies for improving healthy lifestyles would serve as potent complements to conventional healthcare and mitigate the influence of genetic factors on human lifespan.
The genetic risk of a shorter lifespan or premature death may be offset by a favourable lifestyle by about 62%, they found.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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