"Reading books is tied to a longer life.” So it was reported in the New York Times (Science section) last Tuesday, and I love it. The study, published in Social Science and Medicine, of 3,635 people over age 50 followed them for twelve years. And controlling for education, income, and other factors associated with longer lives, the study found that those who read more than 3 1/2 hours a week were 23% less likely to die in those twelve years.
Cool! So, does that mean we writers can say, “Here, read my book and live longer!” ?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/read-books-live-longer/
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