Healthy Lifestyle At 40 Adds 5 Years To Life, Offsets Genetic Risk: Study

Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says

Genetics alone can mean a 21% greater risk of early death, research finds, but people can improve their chances

Healthy Lifestyle At 40 Adds 5 Years To Life, Offsets Genetic Risk: Study

People with a strong genetic risk of shorter lifespans could add almost 5.5 years to their lives if they adopt a healthy lifestyle at 40, the study revealed.

A healthy lifestyle can mitigate genetic risk for early death by 62%, study suggests

Genetics play a big part in a person’s lifespan — but you aren’t helpless to what’s in your DNA. A new study shows how your lifestyle can make a difference.

Healthy living could add an extra five years to life – study

People with unhealthy lifestyles have a 78% increased risk of death, regardless of their genetic risk.

Healthy lifestyle could counteract effects of life-shortening genes

A healthy lifestyle could counteract the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60%, a new analysis of several large long-term studies suggests.