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Study: Small Changes Like Extra Sleep and Exercise Can Add Years to Life

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New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Just five more minutes of sleep, and two minutes of moderate exercise like brisk walking or climbing stairs can add a year to your life, according to a study on Wednesday.Adding half a serving of vegetables per day more could also lead to an extra year of life for people with the worst existing sleep, physical activity, and dietary habits, revealed the study that followed 60,000 people for eight long years.The study, published in The Lancet journal eClinicalMedicine, sug…