Nina Chen, former Human Development Specialist, University of Missouri Extension
Longevity appears to be more about healthy lifestyle than genes. It is 25 percent genes and 75 percent lifestyle, according to Steven Austad, author of the book Why We Age. A study from the University of Cambridge in England, which followed 20,000 middle-aged men and women for 11 years, found that nonsmokers with the healthiest eating and exercise habits lived longer than people with the worst habits…
To learn about additional research findings and the healthy lifestyle habits that were identified, see the full article at http://missourifamilies.org/features/healtharticles/health97.htm
