Key points from article :
Canadian study analysed data from 90,000 Canadians to identify the biggest lifestyle threats to longevity.
Best versus worst lifestyle choices adds 17.9 years to life expectancy.
Biggest impacts are the usual smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet and excessive drinking.
Many people lack the motivation and ability to follow the standard advice – only about 3% of Americans follow all four.
The study was published in the PLOS ONE journal.
COMMENT: 18 years is a huge amount of time in medical advances – that could easily make the difference between being here, or not, when the cure for aging is discovered
