Who ever said ignorance is bliss?
Labour MP John Mann has quoted University of Reading research as showing: "If people buy a newspaper, they will live longer."
Speaking in a House of Commons discussion on outdoor recreation, he said: "Evidence from the University of Reading shows that if people buy a newspaper, they will live longer.
"Why will they live longer? Because some of the people who buy newspapers on a daily basis walk to buy them and walk home.
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"By doing that, if people buy The Sun, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail or even The Daily Telegraph, they will live longer.
"I do hope the journalists are listening: that ought to be their banner headlines, because it is true. A bit of activity on a daily basis assists, which is the beauty of the great outdoors."
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