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September 22, 2004

How healthy living 'extends life'


It is already known that drinking a little red wine and cooking with olive oil may help us to live longer.
Now experts say adopting four simple lifestyle measures more than halves an elderly person's risk of dying.
Being careful about diet and alcohol, exercising and not smoking cut death risk by 65%, the researchers from Wageningen University found.

BBC NEWS | Health | How healthy living 'extends life'

Posted by thdyck on September 22, 2004

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