Adopting a healthy lifestyle in middle age can lower risk of premature death

It is never too late to change your lifestyle habits! According to a study that appeared in the American Journal of Medicine, 16,000 middle-aged adults who began eating five or more fruits and vegetables every day, exercising at least two hours a week, keeping weight down and not smoking decreased their risk of heart disease by 35 percent and risk of death by 40 percent in the four years after they started.