You might not live forever — but several studies have shown that eating a lot of vegetables can get you closer. In a study completed in 2010, researchers found that people with high blood levels of an antioxidant associated with vegetable consumption had a 39% lower risk of dying during the 14 years of the study than those with lower levels. And another study found that women in their seventies who ate a lot of fruits and vegetables (and got regular exercise) were eight times as likely to live another five years than women who shunned veggies.