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Studies have found a low-carbohydrate diet can increase a person’s lifespan, The Express reports. Two scientific studies independently concluded a ketogenic, or keto, diet (a high-fat, very low-carb diet) increases lifespan and preserved memory and motor function in mice.

In a study carried out by the Buck Institute for Research on Ageing, mice were fed between 70 percent and 90 percent of their daily food calories from fat.

This was compared with control groups given only 13 percent to 17 percent from fat, with carbohydrates making up the bulk of the difference.

The mice on higher-fat diets were found to have longer lives, lower midlife mortality rates, and showed to perform better on cognitive functioning tests.

Dr Eric Verdin, president and chief executive officer of the Buck Institute for Research on Ageing and senior author of one of the papers, said: “The two studies reinforce each other because they both show the same global effect on health span.”