One of the most ancient cultures is Chinese. It gave the world succinct and wise sayings of sages, a specific cuisine and no less amazing medicine.
Modern Chinese scientists continue the good traditions of their ancestors.
Thus, as part of observations of volunteers, scientists from the PRC found out what body structure most often distinguishes long-livers, reports BMC Public Health.
The experiment lasted three and a half years and was conceived by staff at the Jiujiang First People's Hospital.
They analyzed the body structure of patients over 65 years old, identifying people with good health.
In total, more than 4,000 people passed through the hands of scientists.
Features of the figure
People who were less likely than others to have cancer and cardiovascular pathologies had voluminous calves and a thin waist.
Over three and a half years, 1,671 of the 4,627 Chinese died. The rest were diagnosed with various diseases.
But it was people with large calves and thin waists who stood out among their peers for their good health indicators.
As it turned out, they led a physically active lifestyle and ate vegetables more often.
But people who were overweight and had a large waist circumference died from cancer more often.
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