A new research claims that drinking moderately in old age can help people live longer than those who do not take alcohol at all. According to a study published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the U.K., people who take small amount of alcohol after retirement are found to live longer.<br/><br/>Examining the lifestyle of those who had died during the study, researchers found that 59 per cent of men never consumed alcohol, whereas that pensioners who enjoyed a few drinks every week, had a 23 per cent lower risk of mortality than teetotallers.<br/><br/>Researchers followed a sample of more than 2,000 people, who were aged 65 or over when they took part in the General Household Survey in 1994.<br/><br/>They tracked the group over a 10-year period, analysing what factors might play a part in their survival and mortality rates. <br/><br/>Unsurprisingly smoking was found to be the most important factor in determining life expectancy in the over 65s. But researchers also found that those who drank moderately had better survival rates than those who did not drink at all.<br/>