2026届高三英语培优外刊阅读 外刊精选 长寿到底靠的是基因还是好习惯？.docxVIP

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外刊精选｜百岁老人抽烟喝酒样样来，长寿到底靠的是基因还是好习惯？

最新统计数据显示，中国的人均预期寿命已达到78.6岁，环顾身边，八九十岁的长寿老人越来越多，“人生七十古来稀”的说法已经完全不适用于现在了。那么，长寿的“秘诀”究竟是什么？最新医学研究表明，要活到100岁甚至更长，一定程度上需要“好基因”的助力，然而对于普通人而言，想要长寿，健康的生活方式尤为重要。在无法得知自己是否“中了基因彩票”的情况下，普通人如何能拥有健康长寿的一生呢？

WhatMattersMoreforLongevity:GenesorLifestyle?

ByDanaG.Smith

Therearecountlessstoriesaboutpeoplewhoreach100,andtheirdailyhabitssometimesfloutconventionaladviceondiet,exercise,andalcoholandtobaccouse.Yetdecadesofresearchshowsthatignoringthisadvicecannegativelyaffectmostpeopleshealthandcuttheirlivesshort.

Sohowmuchofapersonslongevitycanbeattributedtolifestylechoicesandhowmuchisjustluck—orluckygenetics?Itdependsonhowlongyourehopingtolive.

Researchsuggeststhatmakingitto80oreven90islargelyinourcontrol.Onestudypublishedlastyear,whichanalyzedthelifestylesofmorethan276,000maleandfemaleUnitedStatesveterans,foundthatadoptingeighthealthybehaviorscouldaddupto24yearstopeopleslives.Theyincludedeatingahealthydiet,gettingregularphysicalactivity,sleepingwell,managingstress,havingstrongrelationships,andnotsmoking,abusingopioidsordrinkingtoexcess.

Ifyouwanttobecomeacentenarian,youregoingtoneedalittlehelpfromyourancestors.Becausetheoldersomeonegets,themoregeneticsseemtomatter.

Havingtherightsetofgenestoimpactlongevityislikewinningthelottery.Soevenifyourmothermadeitto100,youshouldstillpracticebehaviorsyouknowaregoodforyou,justincaseyoudidnthitthegeneticjackpot.Andwhateveryoudo,donttakehealthadvicefromacentenarian.Forthem,lifestyleprobablydidntmattermuch.Fortherestofus,itreallydoes.

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