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[Is a healthy lifestyle worthwhile?].

Ingar Holme1, Anne Johanne Søgaard, Per G Lund-Larsen

  • 1Avdeling for epidemiologi og helseovervåking, Klinikk for forebyggende medisin, Ullevål universitetssykehus, 0407 Oslo. ingar.holme@uus.no

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening : Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin, Ny Raekke
|September 13, 2006
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A healthy lifestyle is linked to fewer symptoms, illnesses, and metabolic syndrome risks. Maintaining healthy habits offers protection against various health issues and psychological distress.

Area of Science:

  • Lifestyle Medicine
  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Longitudinal study tracking men from the Oslo Study (1972/3) to Oslo II (2000).
  • Investigated associations between self-reported lifestyle and health outcomes in middle-aged men.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if lifestyle habits correlate with biological markers, symptoms, and illnesses.
  • To analyze the long-term impact of lifestyle on health in a male cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from Oslo II and five other cohort studies (1998-2001).
  • Measured physiological parameters (lipids, glucose, BP, anthropometrics) in 6,410 men (born 1923-32).
  • Categorized participants into four lifestyle groups based on self-reported habits in both surveys.

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Main Results:

  • Healthy lifestyle associated with reduced symptoms, illnesses, metabolic syndrome, and waist-hip ratio.
  • Inverse relationship observed between healthy lifestyle and psychological distress requiring treatment.
  • Adjusting for education and smoking strengthened the linear association between lifestyle and health profile.

Conclusions:

  • A healthy lifestyle demonstrates a protective effect on risk factors.
  • Consistent healthy habits are linked to lower prevalence of numerous diseases.
  • Lifestyle interventions may be key in preventing chronic illness and improving well-being.