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	Podcast:		More or Less: Behind the Stats
	Episode:		Reducing your risk of death
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:08:57
	Publish Date:		2019-11-08 10:45:00
	Description:		Two statistics about reducing your risk of an early death made headlines around the world recently. The first seems to be a great reason to add a four-legged friend to your life. It suggests that owning a dog is tied to lowering your chance of dying early by nearly a quarter. The second statistic claims that even a minimal amount of running is linked to reducing your risk of premature death by up to 30%. Ruth Alexander finds out what’s behind these numbers and we hear from epidemiologist, Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz. Producer: Darin Graham
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