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Marriage Linked to Better Aging in Men, No Significant Impact on Women

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-22T08:31:17.265072+05:30

- A study of over 7,000 Canadians found married men or those who married during the study were twice as likely to age optimally compared to never-married men. - Among women, those who never married aged better than those who were widowed or divorced; married women showed no significant difference from never-married women. - Optimal aging was defined as freedom from serious physical, cognitive, mental, or emotional conditions, along with high levels of happiness and good health. - Social connections and healthy lifestyle choices, such as regular exercise and not smoking, were crucial for maintaining optimal health in later life. - The study highlights the need for sex-specific aging support programs, especially for those who are never married or have experienced widowhood or divorce. Source: [EurekAlert](https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1055189)

A study of over 7,000 Canadians found married men or those who married during the study were twice as likely to age optimally compared to never-married men.
Among women, those who never married aged better than those who were widowed or divorced; married women showed no significant difference from never-married women.
Optimal aging was defined as freedom from serious physical, cognitive, mental, or emotional conditions, along with high levels of happiness and good health.
Social connections and healthy lifestyle choices, such as regular exercise and not smoking, were crucial for maintaining optimal health in later life.
The study highlights the need for sex-specific aging support programs, especially for those who are never married or have experienced widowhood or divorce.

Source: EurekAlert

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Culturally and emotionally Indians and Canadians are quite different. I don’t think we can infer anything from this study.

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Dude wtf... Men literally die in heart attacks more than women due to the pressure that women put on men in the name of marriage.

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