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These 3 Sports May Help You Live Longer, Researchers Say

December 10, 2016 Srijita3, Help, Live, Longer?, May, Researchers, Say, Sports, these, You

Photo: Getty Images Looking for a new hobby? Try tennis, swimming, or dance, and you may just extend your lifespan, suggests research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. In an analysis of six sport and exercise categories, researchers found that people who pursued these activities actually lived longer than those who got their fitness on in other ways. The study surveyed more than 80,000 adults in England and Scotland, ages 30 and up, who were asked about the physical activity they had done in the last four weeks. Along with things like housework…

Could eating spicy food help you live longer?

December 2, 2016 SrijitaCould, Eating, Food., Help, Live, Longer?, Spicy, You

“Curry really could be the spice of life,” says The Daily Telegraph, reporting on a study looking at the link between regularly eating foods that contain capsaicin – found in chilli peppers – and the risk of dying early. The study of nearly 500,000 people in China found those who ate spicy food once a week or more were about 10% less likely to die during the seven-year follow-up period than people who ate spicy food less than once a week. However, the researchers say their work cannot prove that spicy…

Smoking: Sooner you quit the longer you’ll live

November 30, 2016 SrijitaLive, Longer?, quit, Smoking, Sooner, The, You, You’ll

Planning to quit smoking? Then do it before you turn 70. A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that people aged 70 or older currently smoking were more than three times more likely to die than never-smokers, while former smokers were less likely to die the sooner they quit. In the U.S., the number of individuals aged 70 years and older is expected to increase from 29.2 million (9.3 percent of the population) in 2012, to 63.6 million individuals (15.9percent) in 2050. “U.S. adults aged…

Smiling Spouse Your Ticket To Healthier, Longer Life

September 27, 2016 SrijitaHealthier, Life, Longer?, Smiling, spouse, Ticket, to, Your

Having a happy, smiling partner can keep you healthy and fit as you enter middle age and move towards the golden years, say researchers, adding that simply having a happy partner may enhance health as much as striving to be happy oneself. “This finding significantly broadens assumptions about the relationship between happiness and health, suggesting a unique social link,” said William Chopik, assistant Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University. In the study of 1,981 middle-age couples, researchers found that people with happy spouses were much more likely to report…

Lanka malaria-free, but India to take much longer

September 9, 2016 Srijitabut, India, Lanka, Longer?, malaria-free, much, Take, to

The spotlight has turned on India after successful elimination of malaria in Sri Lanka, which was certified by the World Health Organisation earlier this week during its ongoing 69th regional meet here. Despite a sharp reduction in its malaria statistics, India is still at risk of the disease and may take a few more years before achieving malaria-free status. The good news is that India is on the right track with an effective surveillance system and vector control programme and is likely to achieve its malaria eradication target well before…

People who read books may live longer: study

August 8, 2016 SrijitaBooks, Live, Longer?, May, People, Read, Study, Who

People who read books may live longer: study (Getty Images) Bookworms, rejoice! People who read books regularly are likely to live longer than those who do not read at all, a new study has claimed. Researchers at Yale University in the US used data on 3,635 people over 50 years of age participating in a larger health study. Participants were divided into three groups: those who read no books, those who read books up to three and a half hours a week, and those who read books more than three…