By Andrea Hargraves 
Well, you must have heard your mother and your elementary school teacher talking and repeating tirelessly about the importance of healthy eating. The news is that one study has now estimated that you can gain up to 13 years of life with this practice.
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Given the fact that there is a 20-year-old young man in the United States, scientists came to the conclusion that the increase in life expectancy can reach 13 years. For American women of the same age, the estimate is 10.7 years with a healthy diet.
Do you care?
Those over the age of 40 who adopt a change in diet will also make gains. Life expectancy is growing by 11.7 years for men and 10 years for women. The analysis is performed on individuals who exchange a diet based on bacon and sausages with vegetables.
The reason is easy to explain:
Those who eat well are less likely to get sick, thus improving their quality of life. It is the consensus of science that not eating sweets, fried foods, soft drinks, alcohol, and excess fats contribute to the prevention of cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular problems.
Of course, no one is telling you never to go out for pizza with friends again or make a delicious brigadeiro in the skillet. But yes, to have a balanced diet and leave this type of food for more special situations, such as celebrations and weekends. That is, don’t make them a daily routine.
Physical exercise is also essential.
The experts themselves already say that the more colorful the dish, the better for you and your health. So be sure to choose salads, fruits, and vegetables.
Lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, among many others, you can prepare at home or, if you are used to eating out, you can easily find them in restaurants.
If you can combine healthy eating with exercise, all the better. You don’t have to become a high-performance athlete, just move a lot. It can be walking, swimming, football, riding a bike … the physical activity you know best!
Who does not want to live longer and better?
Taking care of yourself will give you more time to spend with your family, travel, meet new people, have amazing experiences and make your dreams come true.
And also more time to read the good news that happens daily around the world and that we tell you about here! So, did you eat a salad and vegetables today?
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A journalist with a passion for storytelling. Parana is based in São Paulo. Crazy for travel and new experiences.