The art of becoming 100 years – this is the researchers’ advice – Sydsvenskan

The background to his recommendations is a really long study that began in 1963, when scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy began to follow the health development of 855 men in Gothenburg who was born 1913th

– There have been many major studies on the influence of genetics but we do not see that it matters very much compared to other factors, says Lars Wilhelmsen. Those who lived a long time in the study have affected his life actively, they have not smoked, drank moderate amounts of coffee and have had low cholesterol levels.