• Question: why do women tend to live longer than men?

    Asked by Yasmine to Sara, Richard on 12 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Richard Unwin

      Richard Unwin answered on 12 Nov 2015:

      Nobody knows, although it’s true for monkeys as well as people so the answer in our biology, and not in our lifestyle. I found this which met provide some clues:
      http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151001-why-women-live-longer-than-men

    • Photo: Sara Falcone

      Sara Falcone answered on 13 Nov 2015:

      There are some theories.
      Scientists in California (the USC Davis) think it is because men are more likely to be affected of cardiovascular diseases. They also say that this difference it wasn’t really there in the past… so maybe it is because of different lifestyles?

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