This Is One Major Benefit Of Losing Weight

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Losing weight is often associated with women. In order to lose weight women go to the extent of starving as well. But did you know that losing weight can actually be healthy.

Reducing excess weight and staying in shape may prolong life expectancy by two months, researchers suggested.

The study showed that people who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilo of weight they carry.

Cigarette smoking and traits associated with lung cancer also had the greatest impact on shortening lifespan.

In addition, body fat and other factors linked to diabetes also have a negative influence on life expectancy, the researchers mentioned.

"Our study has estimated the causal effect of lifestyle choices. We found that, on average, smoking a pack a day reduces lifespan by seven years, whilst losing one kilogram of weight will increase your lifespan by two months," said Peter Joshi, researcher at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

The team took the data from 25 separate population studies and analysed genetic information from more than 600,000 people alongside records of their parents' lifespan.

People share half of the genetic information with each of their parents. Therefore, certain lifestyle factors become highly influenced by some genes that further impacts life expectancy of people, like, increased alcohol consumption and addiction, the researchers explained, in the paper published in the journal Nature Communications.

The study also identified two new DNA differences that affect lifespan. The first in a gene that affects blood cholesterol levels and reduces lifespan by around eight months.

The second is a gene linked to the immune system which adds around half a year to life expectancy.

"The power of big data and genetics allow us to compare the effect of different behaviours and diseases in terms of months and years of life lost or gained, and to distinguish between mere association and causal effect," said Jim Wilson, Professor at the varsity.

Well, if you are looking at losing weight than here are a few of the best ways. Check them out.

Avoid Processed Foods:
Processed foods are rich in calories, fats and added sugar and are low in nutrients. The processed foods are very addictive and makes one to overear. All these foods leads one to gain excess weight. So if you want to lose weight, avoiding processed foods is a must.

Drink Plenty Of Water:
Water is one of the best natural sources that help one to lose weight. Drinking plenty of water helps one to flush out the toxins and reduces calorie intake. Make it a point to drink water before your meals it helps to reduce calorie intake.

Avoid Refined Carbs:
Refined carbs are those whose nutrients and fibre have been removed. These carbs can easily be digested and this increases the risk of overeating. White rice, white flour, white bread, pastries soda and sweets are few of the major food items that contains refined carbs. So in order to lose weight it is essential to avoid refined carbs.

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