Three weddings and near to death
A new research has found that men and women who wed three or more times are apparently a third more likely to face death before their time when compared to those who marry for life.
It is believed that early death may be because of the stress involving multiple marriage break-ups or bereavements that may prove too much for the body to bear.
From in.news.yahoo.com:
Famous names with three marriages under their belt include 65-year-old Rod Stewart and Tom Cruise, 48.
The U.S. researchers studied the health and personal lives of almost 9,000 men and women in their 60s and 70s. Most had married at least once.
Echoing previous research, the analysis found that those who had been married fared better than bachelors and spinsters.
This could be because people who are married take better care of themselves, perhaps because they feel they have more to live for.
They also benefit from the added support and from expanding their network of friends.
But, delving deeper, it became apparent that too many trips down the aisle are bad for health.
In general, those who had clocked up at least three weddings were 34 per cent more likely to die at any given time after the age of 50 than those who had limited themselves to just one union.
While it is not clear why this happens, it could be related to the stress of break-ups, divorces or the death of a spouse.
It is also possible that those who fail to take care of their marriage also fail to take care of their health.
The research supported a past research by disclosing that married people fared better than bachelors and spinsters.
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