Bad habits such as smoke, alcohol and sedentary lifestyle are not only felt in old age but already at 36 years old with a progressive worsening of health, both physical and mentally
We must not wait for old age to see the negative effects of an incorrect lifestyle: according to a recent Finnish research, in fact, Bad habits begin to undermine health already around 36 years old. The study, published in the magazine Annals of Medicinehe examined the behaviors of a group of people followed since childhood, with clear and worrying results.
Research followed the born in the 1959 in the city of Jyvaskylacollecting data regularly starting from 27 years and then again to 36, 42, 50 and 61 years. The researchers observed as factors like smoke, excessive alcohol consumption And lack of physical activity They are closely related to a progressive worsening of health, both physical and mental.
Alcohol consumption was considered excessive when it exceeded 875 units per year for women and the 1,250 for men (A unit equals a can of beer, a glass of wine or a glass of liqueur). THE’physical inactivityon the other hand, has been defined as the absence of exercise at least once a week.
To measure the effects, the researchers used several evaluation stairs for psychological well -being, depressive symptoms, self -assessment of the state of health And metabolic risk. The results were unequivocal: already at the first check, at 36 years old, the participants with incorrect habits showed obvious signals of psychophysical decline.
The specific effects
In particular the sedentary lifestyle it was strongly linked to one poor physical healthwhile the smoke he recorded more on mental well -being. The excessive alcohol consumptionFinally, it emerged as a harmful element on both fronts.
Scholars specify that The study is of the type observationaltherefore it does not establish a certain causal relationship, but the connection remains significant anyway. In addition, the data refer to a specific generation – born between the late 1950s and 1960s – for which The new generations could respond differently.
In any case, the message is clear: it is never too early or too late for correct your lifestyle. Even by adopting healthy habits in the middle age, important benefits can be obtained for one older and healthy old age.
