If you sleep 15 minutes longer, move a bit more, and eat a little healthier—like adding half a serving of veggies or skipping one piece of processed meat a week—your risk of dying from any cause might drop by 10%. Small changes together could make a big difference for your health.

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Minimum and optimal combined variations in sleep, physical activity, and nutrition in relation to all-cause mortality risk

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2025 Feb 26

This study found that if older adults sleep 15 more minutes, move a tiny bit more (just 1.6 extra minutes), and eat a little healthier (like adding half a veggie or skipping one piece of processed meat per week), their risk of dying from any cause drops by 10% — exactly what the claim says.

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Minimum and optimal combined variations in sleep, physical activity, and nutrition in relation to all-cause mortality risk

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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-024-03833-x

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