An
Australian study found that regular members of book clubs lived longer than
those who joined but dropped out. The results seem odd since belonging to a
book club isn’t likely to impact health benefits not available to non-members.
More probable is that being in a regular group setting provides the
socializing, as humans, we all need, with the added bonus of reading providing
mental stimulation. Loneliness contributes to depression which certainly
shortens life.
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