June 24, 2008

The secret to long life

According to some woman who is turning 110 today, her secret to long life was not getting married. Years ago I met a 90-something year old woman who said the same thing.

Isn't there data that marriage increases life span true for both men AND women? I may have to research that one......

Ok, after a quick Google search, here's what I found:

"Australian researchers have found that marriage may add almost a year to a man's life, but it does little to boost the lifespan of women. A study of about 3,000 elderly men and women since 1988 found married men lived on average 11 months longer than their single counterparts."

DAMMIT!! Once again, the deck is stacked in favor of men......

(originally posted October 10, 2006)

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