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It may come as old news to many women, but it seems a bit of retail therapy really is good for you. 6 d2 ]! l2 u9 H4 i& n$ W8 j8 K
A day at the shops can help you live longer, says a study.
" v3 M2 P, B0 e' { And surprisingly, the benefits are actually greater for men.
. P( V0 u) @ {# ] s8 T) Z3 ~ The study even suggests the long-term survival benefits of shopping are better than going to the gym.
/ h8 ]( l6 x2 E Seeing friends and just people-watching can stave off loneliness and improve psychological health, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.来自www.Examw.com, s# A# X( u1 a' Q+ w K
It looked at almost 1,850 people aged 65 and over living independently at home in Taiwan, who were asked how often they went shopping.& H: ~( Z) ` h! Z2 |
The researchers then tracked how long each of the participants lived by linking individuals to national death registration data between 1999 and 2008.
2 {* w1 y. n$ \0 s4 y They found those who shopped daily lived longer than those who shopped less frequently, even after taking account of people’s physical or other health problems.
2 o$ Z' \$ L# S: j- P Going to the shops every day cut the chances of a participant dying during the period of the study by more than a quarter compared with those who don’t shop regularly.
: S0 A, `, s+ E4 a1 `( `" S1 J' h Older men who frequently popped out to the shops had the best survival record, with a reduction of 28 per cent in their chances of dying, while older women saw slightly less benefit with a 23 per cent cut in dying.$ D/ E- b6 O0 j9 m: K9 ?
Researchers led by Dr Yu-Hung Chang at the National Health Research Institutes, in Zhunan, Taiwan, accept that those who shopped regularly may have been in better health to begin with.: a; X& D- y+ Z d
They said:‘An elder who shops less for food would be at risk of poorer diet quality necessary to maintain health. A vicious cycle that involves limited shopping and poor diet could evolve for elders.'+ ~9 w0 k) i+ m5 K ]# c
But the study added:‘In shopping venues, socialising with, or watching others can provide social and mental benefits.
$ h2 x2 {8 {. n, I ‘Compared with other types of leisure-time physical activity, like formal exercise, which usually requires motivation and sometimes professional instruction, shopping is easier to undertake and maintain. |