A new health report says that having good friends in your old age helps you live longer. The report also says that having close friends may be more important than having close family ties. Researchers interviewed 1,500 Australians over the age of 70 about their social and family ties. The results suggest that people with close friendships were 22 per cent more likely to live longer. The researchers said this is because of the positive effects on the body of social activity and recreation.
The researchers analyzed data from an Australian study, which began in 1992. The study measured how behavioral, economic, environmental and social factors affected the health of 70-year-olds. The senior citizens were monitored annually for four years and then at three-yearly intervals. The team found that those with the strongest network of friends were less likely to die by the end of the ten-year period. This was true even when the senior citizen lost a spouse. The message is to keep in touch if you want to live longer.
a. | Friends are more important than family for a longer life. | T / F |
b. | A study was carried out on 1,500 British 70-year-olds. | T / F |
c. | Good friends can help you live 22 years longer. | T / F |
d. | Social activity has positive effects on the body. | T / F |
e. | A group of 70-year-olds was studied for a period of 10 years. | T / F |
f. | The group was monitored every year over the 10-year test period. | T / F |
g. | The death of a spouse greatly affected the test data. | T / F |
h. | The message is to keep in touch with friends for a longer life. | T / F |
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AMIGOS AJUDAM VOCÊ A VIVER MAIS
Um novo relatório sobre saúde diz que ter bons amigos em sua velhice ajuda você a viver mais tempo. O relatório também diz que ter amigos próximos pode ser mais importante do que ter laços familiares estreitos. Pesquisadores entrevistaram 1.500 australianos com mais de 70 anos sobre os laços sociais e familiares. Os resultados sugerem que as pessoas com amizades íntimas são 22% mais propensas a viver mais. Os pesquisadores disseram que isso é por causa dos efeitos positivos de atividade social e recreação sobre o corpo.
Os pesquisadores analisaram os dados de um estudo australiano, que começou em 1992. O estudo avaliou como os fatores comportamentais, econômicos, ambientais e sociais afetaram a saúde de pessoas com 70 anos de idade. Os idosos foram monitorados anualmente por quatro anos e depois por três anos. A equipe descobriu que aqueles com a rede de amigos mais forte eram menos propensos a morrer no final do período de dez anos. Isso aconteceu mesmo quando o idoso perdeu seu cônjuge. A mensagem é manter contato se quiser viver mais tempo.
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