Study: Bad Habits Add 12 Years to Age

Tuesday, 27 April 2010 | by Pat's Picks

We all know excessive drinking, smoking, not exercising and not eating enough vegetables are behaviors that are bad for us. But the results of recent British study, published in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, quantifies just how bad. Adults who participate in a combination of those four behaviors can expect to live 12 years less than those who try to limit their bad behaviors.
Researchers say a change in one of the unhealthy categories could have a very tangible effect on your life expectancy.

Read an abstract of the study from the Archives of Internal Medicine