Many people hope to live longer and healthier lives in the year 2025.
Research published in the past 12 months has identified specific factors that help people live longer, including longer periods of health. Medical News Today.
It points to three clear factors including diet, exercise and social life.
In particular, making healthy choices around these three factors may be the key to the long and fulfilling lives that people strive for.
food
The importance of diet for all aspects of health has been emphasized by a number of recent studies.
Additionally, there is evidence that healthy food choices can increase longevity.
Many have linked red meat consumption to the development of several chronic conditions, including colorectal and other types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and dementia.
In April 2024, research published in BMJ Global Health found that switching red meat, such as beef, for foraged fish could prevent 500,000 to 750,000 deaths by 2050.
exercise
As research has shown time and time again, another important habit for longevity is exercise.
A modeling study using data from the United States, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in November 2024, found that if people over the age of 40 did the same amount of physical activity as their peers every day, are more active, they can add about five years to their lives. .
Active social life
Recent studies have increased the evidence linking loneliness to an increased risk of chronic diseases and early death.
Going for a walk with a friend, sharing a meal with family and just making an extra effort to stay in touch with the people we care about can be a positive change we all need in 2025. is