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The American Heart Association (AHA) recently promulgated 8 behaviors in line with healthy living, such as healthy diet, adequate sleep, non-smoking, regular exercise, etc. A recent study published in an international journal pointed out that if you follow these 8 behaviors This behavior can prolong life by about 8.9 years on average.
American Heart Association8 key measures to improve and maintain cardiovascular health have been promulgated, including healthy diet, weight control, moderate exercise, smoking cessation, adequate sleep, lowering cholesterol, controlling blood sugar, and controlling blood pressure. These 8 health behaviors and health factors are called “Life’s Essential 8”.
Among them, a healthy diet includes natural prototype foods (whole foods), plenty of fruits and vegetables, lean protein, nuts, and cooking with non-tropical vegetable oils (such as olive oil and canola oil). The best BMI for weight control is 25.
As for moderate exercise, adults should get at least 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise per week. Children should have at least 60 minutes of play and exercise each day. Adequate sleep refers to sleeping 7 to 9 hours a night; blood pressure control refers to keeping blood pressure within an acceptable range. It is recommended that systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure should be lower than 120 mm Hg and 80 mm Hg respectively.
A study published in the journal “Circulation” on the 10th of this month conducted a study on 23,003 subjects aged 20 to 79 from the “National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey” from 2005 to 2018. Compliance with these 8 behaviors was scored to understand the association between the 8 behaviors and increased life expectancy.
It was found that subjects with the highest total score lived 8.9 years longer than those with the lowest average score. In addition, smoking cessation behavior, sleep, exercise, and blood sugar levels were significantly more effective in extending life expectancy.