*tilts head* huh?
Nov. 14th, 2006 01:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tyresiasI won't copy & paste the whole article as I usually would but I wanted to discuss specific portions. When did marriage become a habit one could easily measure in a clinical setting and could be easily modifiable? I would guess the real link between not graduating from high school and dieing earlier has more to do with the more commonly accessible jobs to drop-outs (how dangerous and physically tresnuous they are) as well as the pay that comes with them (which in turns affects the qualify and quantity of food that can be consumed). To say nothing of the fact that this study takes little to no account of genetic's role. And this study talks about the BMI, a flawed "tool" at best. The study was only conducted on men all from a similar ethnic background and from one geographical location. (colours are my own emphasis). Please see the link for the whole article.
Want to live to a healthy 85? Stay trim
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/11/14/men-long-life.html
"Other habits long linked with good health and well-being — avoiding smoking and excess alcohol, and being married — also improved chances of surviving well into the 80s." and a little further along " The study shows 'that you can still live healthy until age 85 if you live right,' said Dr. Carl Lavie, medical director of preventive cardiology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans."
" Eleven per cent — 655 men — reached a milestone the researchers dubbed "exceptional survival." That was reaching age 85 without any mental or physical impairment, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, Parkinson's disease and diabetes."
Want to live to a healthy 85? Stay trim
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/11/14/men-long-life.html
"Other habits long linked with good health and well-being — avoiding smoking and excess alcohol, and being married — also improved chances of surviving well into the 80s." and a little further along " The study shows 'that you can still live healthy until age 85 if you live right,' said Dr. Carl Lavie, medical director of preventive cardiology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans."
" Eleven per cent — 655 men — reached a milestone the researchers dubbed "exceptional survival." That was reaching age 85 without any mental or physical impairment, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, Parkinson's disease and diabetes."
"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.
- Being unmarried.
'These risk factors can be easily measured in a clinical setting and are, for the most part, modifiable,' the researchers said. The study was paid for by grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Hawaii Community Foundation."
