sábado, 16 de abril de 2016

Living Near Greenery May Help You Live Longer

Here's a curious one. After Harvard researchers monitored 108,630 women over eight years, they used satellite imagery to track how much seasonal vegetation they were surrounded by at home. After eight years, 8,604 of the women died. After controlling for socioeconomic status, age, race, body mass index, physical activity, smoking, education and other health and behavioral factors, they looked at how much greenness there was in the 250-square meter area surrounding their homes. What they found was that those with the highest amount of greenery were 12 percent more likely to survive than those with the lowest amount of greenery. The study's lead author theorized that this is because they had less air pollution, more physical activity, more social engagement and, most significantly, better mental health, as measured by a lower prevalence of depression.

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Living Near Greenery May Help You Live Longer

After Harvard researchers monitored 108,630 women over eight years, they used satellite imagery to track how much seasonal vegetation they were surrounded by at home.

After eight years, 8,604 of the women died. After controlling for socioeconomic status, age, race, body mass index, physical activity, smoking, education and other health and behavioral factors, they found that those with the highest amount of greenery within 250 meters of their homes were 12 percent more likely to survive than those with the lowest amount of greenery.

The study’s lead author suggested that this might be because they had less air pollution, more physical activity, more social engagement and, most significantly, better mental health, as measured by a lower prevalence of depression.

Nicholas English
Content Manager of About.com Health
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