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43%
6 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Visiting a museum or art gallery every month for a “recommended dose of art (RDA)” can transform wellbeing, according to a report.
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Visiting → visit → report
At least 60 minutes per month inside an art gallery or museum could help cut depression, lower stress and improve health, according to the evidence-backed study from the Art Fund charity.
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minutes → help → charity
Daisy Fancourt, professor of psychobiology and epidemiology at University College London (UCL), who wrote the foreword to the report and is author of Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, said adopting a monthly habit can make a difference.
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adopting → write → difference
She said: “Regular engagement and meaningful encounters with art are now recognised as an important contributor to our health and wellbeing, and the evidence suggests they should be viewed as health-promoting behaviours, alongside having a balanced diet, regular exercise and spending time outdoors.
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they → say → time
“Guidelines like eating our five-a-day of fruit and vegetables and getting our 10,000 steps have proven effective in helping us to prioritise other health-promoting behaviours in our busy lives.
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us → eat → lives
“Adding regular arts engagement to this list could be a simple and joyful way of investing further in our health and wellbeing.”
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Adding → add → health
Evidence in the report shows how a 2019 study on 2,148 adults found a 32% lower risk of depression from going to museums, theatre and cinema every few months.
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study → show → museums
Another study published this year in the journal, Brain, Behaviour and Immunity, found “evidence that authentic art viewing engages biological processes linked to stress reduction and immune modulation”.
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viewing → publish → reduction
It said the shifts occur in “autonomic, endocrine, and inflammatory systems” and “offer a plausible, psychobiological mechanism through which cultural engagement may support health”.
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engagement → say → health
A further study found community cultural engagement (such as visiting museums, galleries or the theatre) was associated with a lower risk of developing dementia.
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engagement → find → dementia
Art also has an impact on loneliness, according to the report, with 82% of people in one study saying the arts make them feel socially connected, while older adults who go to museums, galleries or concerts have 32% lower odds of reporting loneliness 10 years later.
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who → have → loneliness
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Jenny Waldman, director of Art Fund, which is the charity for museums and galleries, said: “We often think of museums and galleries as places to visit as an occasional treat, but evidence shows they are untapped resources that can be enjoyed as part of a healthy lifestyle.
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that → read → lifestyle
“With hundreds of museums across the UK offering free entry to their collections, everyone can get their recommended dose of art without spending a penny.
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everyone → offer → penny
“And the National Art Pass provides free and discounted entry to hundreds more museums, making regular visits and special exhibitions more affordable.”
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visits → provide → museums
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