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Why Men Dont Last Long by miccent: 6:10pm On Oct 18, 2013 |
Have you noticed that there seem to be more old women than old men? Statics worldwide confirm that, for whatever reason, women do indeed live longer than men. There are all sorts of theories out there, from genetics to levels of risky activities. Whatever the reason(s), in nursing homes and other places where older people are in the majority, there are usually more older women than older men. For complete article click the link below http://muzikhitz9ja..com/2013/10/why-men-dont-last-long.html |
Re: Why Men Dont Last Long by Nobody: 12:07pm On Oct 19, 2013 |
Have you noticed that there seem to be more old women than old men? Statics worldwide confirm that, for whatever reason, women do indeed live longer than men. There are all sorts of theories out there, from genetics to levels of risky activities. Whatever the reason(s), in nursing homes and other places where older people are in the majority, there are usually more older women than older men. “Why can't a woman be more like a man?" It's a humorous question asked by Professor Henry Higgins in a show-stopping song from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. But Higgins would sing quite a different tune if the subject was longevity. When it comes to life span, why can't a man be more like a woman?” (Harvey Simons, 2004) Women do indeed live longer than men. But why? And can men do anything to catch up? “Do women live longer than men because they are less affected by the social gradient?” What is it about a woman that makes them able to live longer in life? “In eight months, 174 persons between the ages of 100–110 celebrated birthdays. 151 were women, 23 were men. Thus, 87% of persons 100 or older were women, and only 13% were men. In addition, there were 18 women and only two men between the ages of 105.” (Capps) This is a shocking study, out of all these people only 23 were men. This begs the question why is it that men die before women? Women live longer than men. It is unfair, but true. In developed countries, the average difference is five or six years. In the poor world the gap is smaller, owing to the risks of childbirth. But nowhere is it absent. The question is, why? Death in males is 60% higher than females (www.sciencedirect.com/science?) They blame these statics on heart disease mostly. Females have certain hormones that help combat this disease. Yes women can still get this but they are not as likely as men. Men also in the habits and they way they live their lives encourage these odds. The other causes of death are due to men’s behaviors throughout his life, suicide, lung cancer, cirrhosis of the liver. These are also from the way men live their lives. They live their lives drinking and smoking they are obviously going to have more health problems than women, who for the most part don’t participate in these activities. It is also said men wear themselves out from their own competitive nature. |