A 40-year study of 6,000 Japanese-Americans from Hawaii has yielded some predictable findings. One increases dramatically one's chances of living up to or past age 85 by having a low-calorie diet, eating lots of fruits and vegetables, not smoking or drinking excessively, and by being married.
"The nine mid-life risk factors were: being overweight, meaning a body-mass index of 25 or more; having high blood glucose levels, which can lead to diabetes; having high triglyceride levels, which contribute to heart disease; having high blood pressure; having low grip strength _ unable to squeeze at least 86 pounds of pressure with a handheld device; smoking; consuming three or more alcoholic drinks daily; not graduating from high school; and being unmarried.
"'These risk factors can be easily measured in a clinical setting and are, for the most part, modifiable,' the researchers said."
You can find the article on the Washington Post site here.
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