Want to live longer? Keep your body in shape

NEW YORK: If you are able to steadily maintain a lean body all your life, you are likely to live longer in comparison to those who have since childhood a heavy body that has got heavier during middle age, new research reveals.



The findings showed that people who had a heavy body shape from their childhood and also put on weight during their middle age are at highest risk of mortality.

In contrast, those who remained stably lean throughout life had the lowest mortality.

"Our findings provide further scientific rationale for recommendations of weight management, especially avoidance of weight gain in middle life, for long-term health benefit," said Mingyang Song, doctoral student at Harvard University in the US.

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In addition, high body mass index (BMI) in adulthood can also increase the mortality risk.

Obesity has become a public health crisis in most countries worldwide.

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