Recent research published in The Lancet Public Health reveals a promising insight: cutting smoking rates to just 5% of current levels by 2050 could lead to a significant increase in life expectancy. This could result in an additional year of life for men and an increase of 0.2 years for women. This article explores the… Read More: Boosting Life Expectancy: The Impact of Reducing Smoking Rates »
According to the latest statistics reported by The New York Times1 August 31, 2022, life expectancy in the United States dropped precipitously in 2020 and 2021. In 2019, the average life span of Americans of all ethnicities was nearly 79 years. By the end of 2021, two years into the COVID pandemic and one full… Read More: US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Decline »
Substitution of plant protein for animal protein, especially from processed red meat, was associated with lower mortality, suggesting the importance of protein source. Because there is real, true hope — something you can do to stave off “the big C. But you can still eat a Mediterranean diet without any animal products whatsoever. The study… Read More: Longest life expectancy plant based diet »