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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

This is how happy you need to be to have a lower risk of disease

Look on the bright side - being happy could reduce your risk of chronic diseases. That’s according to researchers who have found being happier could mean being healthier.

Heart disease, cancer, asthma and diabetes, are all chronic or non-communicable diseases which account for three-quarters of global mortality.

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