Books may do more than entertain us.
A large study using Health and Retirement Study data found that people who read #books had a survival advantage compared with non-book #readers, even after adjusting for factors like age, #education, health, and wealth.
Strong evidence that #reading is associated with living better and longer.
Source: A chapter a day: Association of book reading with #longevity.
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