You can add 10 years to your life by changing your diet, study finds – Yahoo! Voices
When we crave junk foods, there’s always the choice of indulging in the non-healthy or eating the foods that we’re told are good for us. A study conducted by UK Biobank which started in 2006 surveying 467,354 people’s dietary habits shows the benefits of switching to a healthy diet. They grouped participants based on their eating patterns and noted how they shifted over time. Adjusting for smoking, alcohol and exercise, many men and women aged 40 made a change from eating unhealthily by following the Eatwell Guide. By following the Eatwell Guide recommendations, these people gained roughly 9 years in life expectancy. Those who cut out sugary drinks and processed meats for whole grains, nuts and vegetables added an extra 10 years to their life expectancy. “The bigger the changes made towards healthier dietary patterns, the larger the expected gains in life expectancy are…. predicted gains in life expectancy are lower when the dietary change is initiated at older ages”, wrote the Study’s authors.
