Strong Men Live Longer

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Strong men live longer

 

Men need to feel needed, says a new study in

Psychosomatic Medicine. Researchers at Yale University

who studied 305 healthy couples found that married men

lived longer and were less depressed if their wives

depended on them as a source of strength. These men

lived six years longer than men who depend on their

wives as a source of strength may die earlier,

researchers believe, because of the stress that comes

from bucking the societal norm that says the husband

is the pillar of strength.

Also, these men may suffer stress from worrying about

their wives dying and leaving them alone. The

longevity of a woman seems unaffected by whether she

is more depended on her husband, or vice versa, with

one important exception. Women who are the source of

strength for their husbands and who are childless tend

to outlive women in other familial states. It could be

that the "sheer burdens" of dealing with children and

grandchildren take their toll on the women's life

spans, researchers say.

 

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