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Low literacy equals early death sentence

Low literacy impairs people's ability to obtain critical information about their health and can dramatically shorten their lives. A Northwestern University study shows people with inadequate health literacy had a 50 percent higher mortality rate over five years than people with adequate reading skills. Low health literacy was the top predictor of mortality after smoking, according to the study.

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