Lifestyle and environmental factors have a greater impact on health and ageing than genetics- The Week

Lifestyle and environmental factors have a greater impact on health and ageing than genetics- The Week

Are our health outcomes predestined by our genes? Probably not. A British study published in Nature Medicine concludes that environmental and lifestyle factors, such as smoking, physical activity and living conditions, play a much more significant role in how well we age and in the risk of premature death than our genetics. The researchers analysed…

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Lifestyle and Environmental factors affect health and ageing more than genes: Study, ET HealthWorld

Lifestyle and Environmental factors affect health and ageing more than genes: Study, ET HealthWorld

London: A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a variety of environmental factors, including lifestyle choices (such as smoking and physical activity) and living conditions, have a more significant impact on health and premature death than our genes. The study, which analysed data from nearly half a million UK…

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