Monday, August 22, 2011

Does the single life mean an earlier death?


It’s great being single, isn’t it? You get to sleep on either side of the bed; you never have to wait for the bathroom; you’ve got all that “me time.” Except, well, you may be one of the unlucky singles who keel over about one decade earlier than your married friends, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

MIDDLE-AGED men who reject family life and choose to live alone are more likely to die earlier than their married counterparts, Government figures published yesterday reveal.

They are also significantly more prone than married men to a variety of debilitating illnesses such as diabetes and rheumatism, said the study released by the Office for National Statistics.

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