INDULGE IN A TIPPLE OR TWO

GOOD news for drinkers: you can still enjoy a tipple.

In a study of 100 UK centenarians, 44 admitted drinking a little — and four said they drank larger quantities.

Booze — and particularly red wine — can help prevent heart disease and even cancer. And this appears to hold true across the planet.

In Okinawa, at Japan’s southern tip, 900 centenarians admitted often drinking ‘in moderation’.

But what about the recordbreakers — people who’ve lived well beyond 100? Well, John Evans (Swansea, 112), Christian Mortensen (Denmark, 115), Gertrude Baines (U.S., 115) and Alice Herz-Sommer (Czechoslavakia, 110) were teetotallers.

On the other hand, Jeanne Calment (France, 122) liked port, Charlotte Hughes (Yorkshire, 115) enjoyed brandy, Fred Hale Sr (U.S., 113) drank whisky and Shigechiyo Izumi (Japan, 105) swore by a strong local brew.