Asian women of Bergen County can expect to live until the age of 91, the highest life expectancy of any group in the nation, a federally funded study has found. The average person in New Jersey, meanwhile, can expect to live until age 77.
News of this Asian longevity has researchers looking for reasons. Is it diet? Exercise? Close family ties? Attitude? Good medical care?
The Harvard Initiative for Global Health conducted the recent study and is now following up by looking at eight major factors: blood sugar, blood pressure, tobacco use, cholesterol levels, obesity, physical inactivity, diet and alcohol.
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