Kristina E N Petersen, Nina F Johnsen, Anja Olsen, Vanna Albieri, Lise K H Olsen, Lars O Dragsted, Kim Overvad, Anne Tjønneland, Rikke Egeberg
Individual lifestyle factors have been associated with lifestyle diseases and premature mortality by an accumulating body of evidence. The impact of a combination of lifestyle factors on mortality has been investigated in several studies, but few have applied a simple index taking national guidelines into account. The objective of the present prospective cohort study was to investigate the combined impact of adherence to five lifestyle factors (smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, waist circumference and diet) on all-cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality based on international and national health recommendations...
March 14, 2015: British Journal of Nutrition