Paltrow's high-fat keto diet can extend your lifespan by 10 years and ward off Alzheimer's

• The keto diet is favored by celebrities such as Mick Jagger and Kim Kardashian
• The diet replaces carbohydrates with high-fat foods such as butter and nuts
• It is controversial because it can cause constipation, kidney stones and obesity
• But new studies have proven that the keto diet can drastically improve one's health during old age
• Researchers are trying to develop a pill that will provide humans the benefits of a ketogenic diet 

The controversial high-fat, low-carb keto diet can add 10 years to your lifespan, research has shown.

Two new studies have concluded that the lifestyle - favored by self-modeled health expert Gwyneth Paltrow and others such as Mick Jagger and Kim Kardashian - can even ward off Alzheimer's and cancer.

The studies tested mice who were fed the keto diet and found that they were more resistant to life-threatening diseases, and were more likely to live to old age in good health.

Researchers are now trying to create a supplement that will provide humans with the benefits of the diet without making them adhere to it. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4854314/Gwyneth-s-keto-diet-add-10-years-lifespan.html