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For the 100 years, people believed middle age to be around 50 years . This is when we start to grow 'old'. However, new says we have to change this. A from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIAS) in Austria and Stony Brook University in New York say middle age starts at 60 or even 65, or older. Why? The reason is that we are living . We are also healthier, we have better diets, we exercise more and we have more money to live a lifestyle. The IIAS said: "Since life expectancies have increased over the past several , and are continuing to increase, people once considered 'old' should be viewed as more middle aged."

The study was not a one so perhaps not everyone in all countries can say they are middle aged when they are . The researchers looked at in 39 European countries, so this is good for Europeans. Britain's National Health Service warned against looking at this study and believing it to be 100 per cent . It said the researchers did not look at which could reduce expectancy: "We don't know whether, for , they factored in the possible impact of being unable to treat because of rising antibiotic resistance, or the increased numbers of people with diabetes to obesity." It recommended healthy living, eating and exercise as a way to live longer.

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