Healthy life 'can give you another 14 years'

[8 January 2008 - Telegraph (UK)] A healthy lifestyle can increase a person's lifespan by as much as 14 years, scientists have claimed. Researchers have calculated people can extend the length of their lives by up to 17 per cent by not smoking, drinking only moderately, eating healthily and keeping physically active. Many studies have highlighted the health risks associated with cigarettes, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet and lack of exercise. However, few have looked at the combined effects of all four on longevity. Prof Kay-Tee Khaw, a gerontologist at Cambridge University who led the new study, said: "There were substantial differences in mortality associated with the four health behaviours combined. More