It’s my goal to live to 100 – and it’s not just diet and exercise that will help me achieve it | Devi Sridhar

The world’s health crises are getting worse, with life expectancy going backwards in several high-income countries, such as the UK and US .

In Britain , stagnation started before the Covid pandemic and has decreased by six months , and in the US by 2.33 years .

Obesity rates are rising not just in wealthy countries, but also in places like Ghana , which has experienced a 650% increase in obesity since 1980 .

Being a royal or marrying into royalty is one of the surest ways to live a long and healthy life.

But for those of us who are commoners, there’s no fully opting out of societal factors.

We have to go outside to breathe air, walk and cycle the streets, drink tapwater and eat the foods available near where we live or at school.