People who live healthy lives tend to have one thing in common: they believe that they can live healthy lives. Profound or lame? You decide that too. Researchers at the University of Melbourne who analyzed data on the diet, exercise and personality type of more than 7000 people found that those who believe their life can be changed by their own actions ate healthier food, exercised more, smoked less and avoided binge drinking. A U of Melbourne press release reports that the study also revealed a key difference in the way men and women view the benefits of a healthy lifetyle: men want physical results, and women want “the enjoyment of leading a healthy lifestyle.” Read more from the University of Melbourne.
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