85-Year Study Shows The Number One Most Important Factor For Health And Longevity Isn't Even Diet Or Exercise
When we think about the most important factors for a long, healthy life, of course diet and exercise are important. But an 85-year study from Harvard actually shows that the single biggest contributor to longevity and happiness is your relationships.
The Harvard Study of Adult Development has been conducting a study since 1938. It all began with tracking the health of 268 Harvard sophomores during the Great Depression, and the hopes were that the longitudinal study would show some common denominators of what makes people happy and healthy. Fast forward to today, and it has become one of the longest studies of adult life, leaving researchers with much data that can help us uncover what really contributes to longterm health. The data has covered over 1,000 people, including the children of the original people who participated in the study, including President John F. Kennedy (long before he was in office).