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19-10-2022, 12:23 PM
Gena Soh
PUBLISHED OCT 18, 2022, 10:36 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Those who pursue a healthier lifestyle by exercising regularly and having a plant-based diet, for instance, can raise their chances of living independently in old age, with no cognitive impairment and without severe chronic diseases like cancer.
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Prof Koh, who is from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), said: “Although Singaporeans have one of the highest average life expectancies in the world at 84, around 10 of the years are spent in poor health... more should be done to ameliorate this risk to ensure a higher quality of life for the ageing population of Singapore.”
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Apart from exercising regularly and having a plant-based diet, the other three factors are having a healthy body mass index, not smoking and limiting alcohol intake.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/o...-50s-study
PUBLISHED OCT 18, 2022, 10:36 PM SGT
SINGAPORE - Those who pursue a healthier lifestyle by exercising regularly and having a plant-based diet, for instance, can raise their chances of living independently in old age, with no cognitive impairment and without severe chronic diseases like cancer.
......
Prof Koh, who is from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), said: “Although Singaporeans have one of the highest average life expectancies in the world at 84, around 10 of the years are spent in poor health... more should be done to ameliorate this risk to ensure a higher quality of life for the ageing population of Singapore.”
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Apart from exercising regularly and having a plant-based diet, the other three factors are having a healthy body mass index, not smoking and limiting alcohol intake.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/o...-50s-study
