Share on PinterestA study found that heart-healthy lifestyle habits described in the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8, such as physical activity and quality sleep, are associated with a longer lifespan and more years spent free of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cancer. urbazon/Getty Images
The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 is a concept that defines cardiovascular health based on four modifiable behaviors, such as physical activity and sleep, and four modifiable biometric measures, such as weight, blood glucose, and blood lipid levels, that impact cardiovascular health.
The composite cardiovascular health score measured using the aforementioned…
The new Conservative seats are skewed towards the lower end of healthy life expectations. 13 of the 20 Conservative seats with the lowest male healthy life expectancy were won from Labor in the 2019 election. In total, the Conservatives won 41 seats from Labor with below average healthy life expectations, almost enough alone to give them a majority.
So, what does this mean for the new government?
Evidence shows that the strongest influences on health are the circumstances in which we are born, grow, live, work and age: the wider determinants of health. These are the underlying drivers of health…