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A little extra muscle has more benefits than helping you look good in the mirror, according to new research conducted by the Universitiy of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine.
Released in the American Journal of Medicine in February 2014, the report examined body composition data taken from 3,659 patients between 1988 and 1994, with a follow-up survey 10 years later to determine deaths from natural causes among the original study group. The numbers desplayed a significant correlation between greater muscle mass and a lowered risk of death.
Thise findings add to a growing body of evidence that increased muscle mass, which can require sophisticated equipment to measure accurately, is a more accurate predictor of longevity than weight and body mass index.

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