The surprising food that will help you live longer

Liz Tse

Updated 16 November 2016 at 11:51 pm

Here is some news guaranteed to make your day/week/year.

Cheese can help you live longer!

Research conducted by Nature Medicine suggests eating cheese can actually lengthen your lifespan.

According to the study – which was done using mice and rats - a compound found in some cheeses (known as spermidine) can help you live longer.

But that’s not the only good news.

Sweet cheeses. Cheese can help you live longer. Source: Getty Images.

The study also uncovered that spermidine has cardioprotective properties and can reduce the thickening of the heart muscle AND prevent abnormal pumping rhythm.

Stick to aged cheeses which contain spermidine. Source: Getty Images.

But before you overindulge on Brie, it’s important to note that only aged cheeses contain spermidine, including Cheddar, Gruyere, Gouda and Parmesan.

Mmmm Cheddar.

Well now we know what we’re having for dinner tonight.

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