Elite sportspeople can live five years longer, study finds
by Amelia Hill from on (#6AZTA)
Commonwealth Games medallists since 1930 shown to have greater longevity than general population
Top-level sportspeople can live more than five years longer than the rest of the population, a study has found.
Using Commonwealth Games competitor records from since the inaugural event in 1930, the International Longevity Centre UK found large differences in the longevity of medal winners compared with people in the general population born in the same year.
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