Everyonewantstoknowthesecretsofalongandhealthylife.Herearesomediscoveriesfromhealthexperts.
Many studies lookingintothelivesofcentenarians(百岁老人)lookatwhattheyeat.ManypeoplewholiveintotheirhundredsliveintheMediterranean(地中海)sotheirdietwhichishighinfruitsvegetablesnutsandhealthyfatslikeoliveoilgetsalotofattention.Thediethasbeenlinkedtoahealthierolderagelowerriskfor heartdiseaseandevenprotectionagainst memoryloss.
Educationisrelatedtoalongerlife.A2012 report fromtheCDC’sNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsfoundthatpeoplewithabachelor’sdegreeorhigherliveaboutnineyearslongerthanpeoplewhodon’tgraduatehighschool. JamesSmithahealtheconomistattheRANDCorporationisalsoasupporteroftheargumentfor stayinginschoolforbetterlifeexpectancy.Hisfindingsshoweducationshouldbeanevenbiggerfactorthanraceandincome.Educatedpeoplearemorelikelytolandbetterjobsplanfortheirfutureandmakehealthierlifestylechoices.
Beingahardworkerdoesn’tnecessarilymeanjob-stresswillharmyou.TheLongevityStudyfoundthatplentyofhardworkerslivedlonglives.“Skeptics(怀疑者)maywonderifhardworkersreallyareenjoyinglife.”theauthorswrite“Wefoundthatproductivehardworkingpeople(eveninoldage)arenotstressedormiserablebuttendtobehappierhealthierandmoresociallyconnectedthantheirlessproductivepeers.”
Havingastrongsocialgroupisassociatedwithalongerlife.Weoftenturntofriendsandfamilyforsupportandtakingcareofthepeoplethatmattertousmayhelpustakebettercareofourselvessomeevidenceshows.Someresearcheven suggests thatimmune(免疫)functionisimprovedwhenwearearoundourfriendsandthattheyhelpwithstressmanagement.
Researchshowsthatsittingforlongperiodoftimeputpeopleatriskfor shorterlifespansandotherhealthrisks. A2011 studyfound thateachhourpeoplespentsittingdownandwatchingTVafterage25waslinkedto22minutesfromtheiroveralllifeexpectancy.
31.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusthat_______.
A.Dietmattersalottoalonglife
B.Peopleattachgreatimportancetoalonglife
C.Fruitsandvegetablesbene
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