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Volunteering can make you happier and help you live longer, (1) ____________ to a new study. A research paper published on Friday in the journal BMC Public Health says doing good (2) ____________for others boosts your mental health and increases your (3) ____________. Researchers from the UK's University of Exeter reviewed 40 academic papers into the (4) ____________of volunteerism on our health. They found that volunteers had lower (5) ____________of depression, an increased sense of well-being, and a 22 per cent reduction in the (6) ____________of dying within the next seven years. Australians lead the (7) ____________in volunteering, with an estimated 36 per cent of the population lending a (8) ____________.		rates hand deeds chances according effects way longevity
Lead researcher Dr Suzanne Richards said: "Our systematic (9) ____________shows that volunteering is associated with improvements in mental health, but more work is needed to (10) ____________whether volunteering is actually the (11) ____________." She added: "It is still unclear whether biological and cultural (12) ____________and social resources that are often associated with better health and survival are also associated with a willingness to volunteer in the (13) ____________place." In a (14) ____________study from the University of Michigan, researchers suggested three reasons why volunteering may be (15) ____________. First, it involves physical activity; second, the social connections we make help to reduce our stress; and third, it gives us a deep (16) ____________of happiness.		beneficial first cause review sense establish separate factors