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Living Without Lies Might Make You Healthier
Date:8/5/2012

By Maureen Salamon
HealthDay Reporter

SATURDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- For good health, be sure to eat fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and lie as seldom as possible.

A Notre Dame researcher is hoping this tongue-in-cheek advice will someday take hold, based on results of a "science of honesty" study she completed that showed tangible mental and physical health benefits among those who significantly reduced their everyday lies.

Half of 110 participants were told to stop telling major or minor ("white") lies for 10 weeks, while the other half (the "control" group) was given no special instructions about lying. When those in the no-lie group told three fewer white lies than in other weeks, they complained less of headaches, sore throats, tenseness, anxiety and other problems than those in the control group.

"The link was that clear," said study author Anita Kelly, a professor of psychology, who is scheduled to present the research Saturday at the American Psychological Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. "Not lying was clearly associated with better health for those individuals . . . I think it's a compelling way to look at it."

Prior research indicates that Americans average 11 lies per week, from the little white lies to save face or falsely compliment others to whoppers about integrity, fidelity or other serious matters. Kelly said her study differs from most of the scientific literature because it didn't focus on how to detect a liar, but on the potential health ramifications of doing the naughty deed.

In addition to experiencing three or four fewer mental health and physical issues in a given week that coincided with less lying -- compared to one or two fewer among control group members who also happened to lie less -- participants reported that their close personal relationships had improved and their social interactions had gone more smoothly.

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