Factors in long-life

Submitted by procreative-admin on Thu, 21/04/2011 - 4:51am

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Long life Factors in living a long-life.

Friedman and Martin unhesitatingly say the single strongest social predictor of long life is a strong network. Widows outlive widowers; women tend to have stronger social networks. Interestingly, neurotic widowers tended to outlive their less neurotic peers – they were more likely to take care of their health after their wives were gone.

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Many assume biology is the critical factor in longevity. If your parents lived to be 85, you probably will, too. Not so, Friedman says. "Genes constitute about one-third of the factors leading to long life. The other two-thirds have to do with lifestyles and chance."

Comment: I would expect that 'strong social networks', given the masculine tendency towards individual, alone-in-the-shed nature, is more important to women.

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Factors in long-life