Habits related to longer life.

Forty years ago Anne Somers and Lester Breslow published an important study carried out in Alameda County which showed the relationship between longevity and habits among men wiht an increased longevity of 11 years.. Now a similar study has been carried out at the University of Cambridge Institute of Public Health with similar results; four health behaviours combined predict a 4-fold difference in total mortality in men and women, with an estimated impact equivalent to 14 years in chronological age. These behaviors were not smoking, moderate use of alcohol, regular exercise and eating 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Even after forty years, as a population we cannot learn to change our behaviors.