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Live better longer.(Editorial)
At 77.9 years, our average life expectancy has hit an all-time high, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While medical advancements, safer working conditions, earlier detection of illness and other factors have significantly contributed to the steady increase (up from 75.4 in 1990), prevention is still one of the easiest ways to lengthen--and enhance--your life.
To illustrate the power of prevention, a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found two major factors--maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding alcohol abuse--determined whether or not a man would live and stay healthy until age 85. Researchers are still unclear, however, as to why men live an average of five years less than women. They suspect that multiple factors, including how each sex handles stress, accounts for the shortfall.
Men can get more advice on health and prevention in our special feature, "Men's Health Handbook: Advice from the Experts" on p. 44. Author ...
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