By: Antonia Molloy The Independent @AntoniaMolloy
Forget fad diets and Hollywood celebrity endorsements: Japanese women could hold the dietary key to a long and healthy life. A new study has indicated the benefits of a diet rich in raw fish, vegetables and green tea, with Japanese females having the highest life expectancy of women in selected countries, living for an average of 86.4 years.
The data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that Japanese women outstrip their English counterparts, who can expect to live to 82.8 years. Women in Northern Ireland and Wales have a life expectancy of 82.1 years, while in Scotland the same figure is 80.7 years.
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