A new study, by researchers at Cambridge University, has looked at the benefits of a combination of three healthy lifestyle factors, regular exercise, moderate alcohol consumption and eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. The scientists studied 20,000 men and women, aged over 45, over an 11 year period. They found that smoking [...]

 
 
Previous studies have indicated that a low calorie diet could extend people’s lifespan, now a new study on mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less can extend their lifespan. “We know that being lean rather than obese is protective from many diseases, but key rodent studies tell us that [...]