Live 3 years longer - eat more fruit and veg

Research in progress at Cambridge University has calculated that eating five portions of fruit and veg a day can increase life expectancy by up to 3 years. Couple that with giving up smoking and taking more exercise, and you could increase your life span by 11 years.Even small additional amount of fruit or veg can make a worthwhile difference, researchers discovered, in their study of 25,000 people aged 45-79 in Norfolk, discovered. People who don't exercise can still benefit, simply by adding an apple or pear to their daily diet.