Ever wonder how long you'll live? Most of us have at one time or another. Now a college professor has come up with an unconventional way to measure ways people shorten their life spans.
Most of us understand that lifestyle choices affect longevity. Now a professor of statistics at Cambridge University has come up with a system to quantify the risks.
Writing in the journal BMJ, he coins the term "microlife," which equals a half-hour of your life expectancy. And, boy, does time fly!
Each time you smoke a cigarette, have more than one alcoholic drink, watch two hours of television or eat a hamburger, you lose a microlife, a half-hour of your life span.
You can gain microlives with exercise, reducing alcohol intake, eating fruits and vegetables and taking statin drugs that control cholesterol.
The author admits his system is more for popular than for scientific consumption. Even so, he says the system could be useful for health professionals. Thinking of a burger as 30 minutes taken off your life is certainly incentive to curb your appetite.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:19:25 GMT
Police are still searching for the suspects that shot and killed James "Jimmy" Safadi in his Waterville home early Saturday morning. About 6 a.m. Saturday, detectives say the three suspects described as
Police are still searching for the suspects that shot and killed James "Jimmy" Safadi in his Waterville home early Saturday morning.
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Walkers and runners turned out at Olander Park in Sylvania on Sunday for the "Beat the Wheat" 5K.The event raises awareness of and money to fight Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease in an autoimmune condition
Walkers and runners turned out at Olander Park in Sylvania on Sunday for the "Beat the Wheat" 5K.
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A group of Coast Guard members are traveling across the country to visit veterans, and they've doing it all by golf cart.Sunday, they rode into Toledo and the local Coast guard held a barbecue for the
A group of Coast Guard members are traveling across the country to visit veterans, and they've doing it all by golf cart.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:21:35 GMT
They battle it out weekly on the Billboard charts, and now they're competing at the Billboard Music Awards. Today's biggest stars - from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 - are the key finalists at Sunday's
Today's biggest stars - from Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 - are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-05-19 22:04:44 GMT
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Authorities in southeastern Michigan ay a man stole a car with a 74-year-old disabled woman in the passenger seat, took her money and then fled on foot. The Oakland County
Authorities in southeastern Michigan say a man stole a car with a 74-year-old disabled woman in the passenger seat, took her money and then fled on foot.
Sunday, May 19 2013 5:01 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:01:49 GMT
Before any boating trip comes the preparation. Sunday's warm up gave some a chance to get their boats ready. "We just really enjoy boating," said Ron Roop who's been boating for thirty years. "This is
The U.S. Coast Guard urges boaters to take extra time to make sure they have all of the safety equipment required before taking their boats onto the water.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:48 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:48:24 GMT
Sunday, the Toledo Area Humane Society hosted the Bark in the Park walk for animals.Participants enjoyed a 1.5 mile walk around Arrowhead Park with their pets. Other activities included raffles, music,
Sunday, the Toledo Area Humane Society hosted the Bark in the Park walk for animals.
Sunday, May 19 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:05:59 GMT
Owens Community College graduated more than 50 students Sunday who earned their GEDs.The students celebrated receiving their high school equivalence diplomas.Several students served as keynote speakers.
Owens Community College graduated more than 50 students Sunday who earned their GEDs.
Sunday, May 19 2013 4:30 PM EDT2013-05-19 20:30:20 GMT
We have an update to a car accident we reported on Thursday. It happened on State Route 199 at Eagleville Road. According to the Review-Times, a Fostoria woman remains in the hospital this morning with
A Fostoria woman remains in the hospital this morning with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Thursday.
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