Is your blood plasma vitamin C )50 mmol/l ??

16 years ago

What would be the benefits of a healthy lifestyle defined as the following healthy behaviors: current non-smoking, not physically inactive (physical inactivity was defined as having a sedentary job and doing no recreational exercise), moderate alcohol intake (1 to 14 units* a week), and a blood vitamin C level consistent with a fruit and vegetable intake of at least five servings a day??

The lives and lifestyles of over 20,000 men and women were studied.

Consistent across sex, age, body mass index, and social class - - after an average of 11 years of data keeping - - and with 95% confidence - - relative risks for all-cause mortality indicate that the impact of a healthy lifestyle is equivalent to 14 years of life!!

digitS'

* a unit of alcohol is half a pint of beer, a glass of wine, or a shot of spirit

Here is a link that might be useful: Impact of Health Behaviours

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digit
Original Author
16 years ago
Okay, so I'm frail and suffering from all the infirmities of old age. I've made it to 76 - joy of joys, I can expect to live this way or worse another 14 years until age 90!?!

Wrong! The wrong way to think of it!

A baby born in 2004 has a life expectancy of 77.8 years. An increase in that baby's life span of 14 years would mean an increase of life expectancy of 18%.

We can think of it as 18% of every moment or season of his or her life. More than 2 additional months for each year!! An extension of every active, healthy moment for that individual's entire life!

Hurray for the baby!!

Steve's digits
Okay, if that isn't the statistically appropriate way to look at this information - please do NOT disabuse me of this notion . . .
singcharlene
16 years ago
That's interesting, Steve. Thanks for sharing and no disabusing will be going on here.

Wow 14 years of life added by healthy lifestyle. I would say that's quite significant.

I haven't a clue what my blood plasma level is. I am sometimes chastised by family for my food ways in trying to mostly eat whole grains, fruits and veggies and making sure my family does to. Wish I could say I didn't eat white sugar. So maybe only ten years for me? haha

You sure come across on these boards as a much younger man. I hope I'm still diggin' in the dirt at 76 :)
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digit
Original Author
16 years ago
Uh oh, no I mis-stated that Charlene, I'm not 76 yet - in fact, I've got about my 14 years yet to go.

Just saying, that this isn't really an add-on during the most difficult part of our lives, healthwise. It is an add-on to the healthy days of our life.

digitS'
pyrorob
16 years ago
digit, unfortunately, global warming will be the death of us all :)

Seriously though, all you can do is try to eat well and live a good life, and enjoy only some of the minor vices :)

--->Rob
singcharlene
16 years ago
Steve, my apologies (blushing). I didn't think you were 76, but I would have been impressed if you were.

You know, my husband's grandparents are the perfect examples of living to be an old age (88 & 89 yrs old) from a healthy lifestyle. Papa still does twenty push ups every morning.

They are very active and have a better social life than I do. They do have their aches and pains, but overall live very good lives. We really enjoy still having them around. Especially the time they get to spend with grandkids. I would imagine it must be hard for them when many of their friends have already passed on or will do so before they do.

Then there's my grandpa who drank a pint of vodka every day of his adult life and miraculously made it to 70!

I hope to be around for as long as possible. But one never knows what's in the cards and my intention is to try to live that way :)

All the more reasons to grow more Vitamin C rich veggies this summer!

Charlene
digit
Original Author
16 years ago
I think it's a kick that the researchers apparently took people's word for whether they were:

non-smokers,
physically active, and
moderate drinkers.

But, then they obviously drew blood to find out what their serum vitamin C level was!!

digitS'

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