Feeling younger than your age? Study proves you’ll live longer

Your attitude to ageing can determine how long you live. A new study shows that people who feel their age or older are more likely to die sooner, writes Margaret Jennings.           

FEELING ‘young at heart’ is not so much a blithe cliché as an optimistic perspective that may prolong the lives of older people.

People aged 65 who said they felt three or more years younger than their age had a lower death rate from cardiovascular issues, over the course of eight years, than people who felt their age or older.