PARIS, May 4 -- While scientists have yet to discover the secret of eternal youth, they are increasingly interested in the impact of lifestyle on longevity.

Various studies have recently highlighted a link between healthy habits and life expectancy, but a team of researchers from China and Scotland now reports that a healthy lifestyle may even compensate for poor genetic predisposition.

Are we really masters of our own destiny? If a recent study by researchers at Zhejiang University Medical School in China and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland is anything to go by, you'd better believe it. Involving more than 350,000 adults, the study suggests that a healthy lifestyle - including a balanced diet, regular physical activity and no s...