Healthier diet ‘lengthens life’

HEALTHY eating really can help people live longer, research has shown.

A study comparing the diets of 2,500 older Americans found that “high fat” individuals were 40% more likely to die over 10 years than those who preferred “healthy foods”.

The researchers defined a “healthy foods” diet as one which contained more low-fat dairy products, fruit, whole grains, poultry, fish and vegetables.