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Men on average live less than women – this is a well-known fact. There are many theories regarding why this is so. going on. They say that the stronger sex is more prone to alcoholism, smoking and undue risk. In addition, do not forget that the most dangerous professions always belong to men.
In “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” – one of leading American scientific journals – article appeared, authors which explains why a man lives on average less than a woman. According to scientists, the whole point is that the representatives of the stronger sex more prone to cardiovascular disease system.
Gerontologist Eileen Krimmins said that the nature of this the phenomenon has not yet been identified, however, one thing can be said with accuracy – regardless of financial situation and level health care in the country men are much more likely to suffer from diseases blood vessels and heart. The scientist said that seventy percent representatives of the stronger sex who do not live in America before eighty years old, there are these ailments. Moreover, only thirty percent of these men retain particularly bad habits. More of which, as it turned out, many male centenarians (there are in the world and such unique ones without age) never limited themselves to any fault, neither in smoking nor in other bad habits. That is harmful themselves habits cannot be the reason that a man’s century is shorter than a century women.
Researchers also found that men began to live less women relatively recently, namely by the end of the nineteenth century. Before that, representatives of both sexes passed away approximately at the same age. Americans are planning a series additional research to establish the reason for this phenomena. After all, this is not only of scientific interest, but also quite practical importance – for men in the first place.
