Tag Archives: life expectancy

We’re Living Longer Than Ever, So What Do You Want To Do Before You Kick It?

Catherine StrawnAugust 20, 2009 //

New statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics show that life expectancy in the U.S. is at an all-time high of 77.9 years. Us ladies now have a life expectancy of 80.4 years, thanks to drops in mortality rates for causes of death like influenza and pneumonia, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, and more. So what are we going to do with the time we’ve got? The Frisky’s staff shares their life bucket lists after the jump. Keep reading »

Golf Is Good

Catherine StrawnMay 30, 2008 //

Get thee to a golf course. A new study published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports says that the death rate for golfers is 40 percent lower than for other people of the same sex, age, and socioeconomic statues. This corresponds to a 5-year increase in life expectancy, and golfers with a low handicap (that means they’re good) are the safest. I gotta get a set of clubs. [EurekAlert!] Keep reading »

Start Taking Care Of Yourself

Catherine StrawnApril 22, 2008 //

Bad news, guys. For the first time since the early 1900s when the Spanish Flu was killing people off, the life expectancy of American women is falling. In nearly 1,000 counties — most evident in the Deep South, Appalachia, and the lower Midwest — women’s life expectancy is now shorter than it was in the 1980s. The driving force behind this trend appears to be increases in deaths from diabetes, lung cancer, emphysema, and kidney failure. Smoking like fiends, eating poorly and skipping out on exercise hasn’t helped, either. [Washington Post] Keep reading »