{"id":19939,"date":"2016-11-12T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T07:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=19939"},"modified":"2017-09-25T15:57:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T10:27:01","slug":"avid-book-reader-it-may-help-you-live-longer-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/avid-book-reader-it-may-help-you-live-longer-study-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Avid Book Reader? It May Help You Live Longer, Study Suggests!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18971 size-full\" title=\"Avid Book Reader? 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