According to a new longevity study by Ottawa researchers, the payback on all that extra effort is huge. Choosing to live a healthy life will result in a longer one by a whopping 17.9 years.
The study used a unique algorithm to analyze data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (distributed annually to Canadians to collect information related to their health status) to determine how unhealthy behaviours affect the long-term health of Canadians. It also calculated the flip side of the coin: the impact healthy living has on longevity.
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