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Over-indulging can shorten your life

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JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

Something to think about this holiday season.

Cambridge University researchers say each day of over-indulging in bad habits can take 30 minutes off your life.

Using data from population studies, they calculated a half hour of life can be lost from smoking two cigarettes, being 11 pounds overweight, having two to three drinks, watching two hours of T-V or eating a burger.

However, they say each day of consuming one alcoholic drink, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and exercising can add two hours to your life.

-Study led by researchers at University of Cambridge (UK) and published on bmj.com

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