When it comes to Menʼs longevity their ʻlifestyle habitsʼ are negatively impacting their overall health...

Que. So, whatʼs a poor man to do?
Ans. Prevent his negative habits from cutting life short!

Did you know that not only are men are at a higher risk for death than women in all disease categories but that men have a shorter life span than women. Several recent studies are attesting to this.

Here's a 5 second refresher course on the lifestyle factors that affect longevity: High Body Mass Index, poor diet, smoking, alcohol, sedentary lifestyle and stress.

For e.g. Letʼs start with hypertension - A recent study on men aged 20–82 years was published in the American Journal of Hypertension 2010 where a healthy lifestyle was shown to significantly reduce the risk of developing hypertension. Results indicated that managing or reducing the unhealthy lifestyle risk factors significantly reduced the risk of hypertension by 47%.

Does this hold true for other chronic conditions? Well, read on...