Alameda County Study
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The Alameda County Study is a study of certain residents of Alameda County, California
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...

 which examines the relationship between lifestyle and health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

. In their examination of the collected data, D. Wingard and colleagues found that those who followed five practices lived longer and healthier lives:
  • Avoiding smoking
    Smoking (disambiguation)
    Smoking is an activity that involves the intentional burning and inhaling of a substance, most often tobacco.It may take the form of:*Pipe smoking, the practice of smoking with a pipe*Cigarette smoking, the practice of smoking with cigarettes...

    .
  • Exercising regularly.
  • Maintaining a healthy body weight
    Body weight
    The term body weight is used in daily English speech as well as in the contexts of biological and medical sciences to describe the mass of an organism's body. Body weight is measured in kilograms throughout the world, although in some countries it is still measured in pounds or stones and pounds...

    .
  • Sleep
    Sleep
    Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than...

    ing seven to eight hours per night. (For related research, see the "Optimal amount" section of the "Sleep" article.)
  • Limiting consumption of alcoholic drinks.

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