If we list what are the three worst habits of the human being, most likely the most cited would be smoking, drink alcohol and not exercise. Now, a group of Finnish scientists has found out the age at which these bad customs They begin to take its toll.
The authors of study They belong to the University of Applied Sciences of Laurea, Finland. The researchers analyzed hundreds of children who were born in the Jyväskylä Finnish City In 1959, which were followed from childhood to 60 years.
The authors studied the mental and physical health of the participants through data collected from surveys and medical exams when they were 27 years (326 participants) and again to the 36, 42, 50 and 61 years (206 participants).
Three risk behaviors were evaluated at all times: smoking, drinking in excess and physical inactivity (exercise less than once). The lack of exercise was related above all to poor physical health, smoking was mainly related to poor mental health and excessive alcohol consumption was associated with A deterioration of both mental and physical health.
Fundamentally, the effects were evident when the participants in the study They were about 35 years old.
“Noncommissible diseases, such as heart disease and cancer, cause almost three quarters of deaths worldwide,” says the doctor Tiia Kekäläinenmain and scientific author of health with special interest in aging.
“However, when leading a healthy lifestyle, you can reduce the risk of developing these diseases and The chances of dying prematurely“, the researcher continues.
“Our findings highlight the importance of addressing health risk behaviors, such as smoking, drinking in excess and physical inactivity, as soon as possible To prevent the damage they cause to accumulate over the years and culminate in poor mental and physical health later in life, “concludes Kekäläinen.
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