Research at Harvard University has shown that longevity is a matter of choices a person makes during the lifetime. The study, conducted from 1940 through 2000, followed the lives of several hundred Harvard sophomores and a comparable number of disadvantaged youths. All men received checkups every two years.
According to a report published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, the 60-year-long study identified seven factors that appeared to predict successful aging: moderate alcohol use, no smoking, a stable marriage, exercise, appropriate weight, positive coping mechanisms, and no depressive illness. Depression was the only factor that affected the quality of aging which was beyond individual control.
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