Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and aging

Environmental factors, lifestyle choices have greater impact on health than genes, study finds
Scientists are gathering more evidence on which factor has more of an impact on human wellbeing amid the aging process.
Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and aging more than our genes, study finds
A study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater impact on health and premature death than our genes.
Lifestyle beats genetics on path to premature death, study finds
A range of external factors, including exercise and smoking, was almost 10 times more likely than genetic risk factors to explain premature mortality, scientists from the University of Oxford and Massachusetts General Hospital said in the Nature Medicine journal.
Environment far outweighs genetics in predicting longevity, study finds
New research highlights how lifestyle and living conditions can substantially increase risk of early death and disease
Study finds lifestyle, environment have greater impact on lifespan than genetics
Factors such as exercise, socioeconomic status and diet can have more of an impact on how long you live than your genetics.
Beyond genetics: The biggest factors that influence health and aging
A study finds that lifestyle and environment influence health more than genetics. Smoking, income, and exercise shape disease risk.
Scientists find lifestyle and living conditions have greater impact on healthy ageing than genes
Socioeconomic status and other lifestyle factors are more closely linked to healthy ageing than genetics, a new study suggests. View on euronews
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