Mike Howard of
Diet Blog investigates why
men’s health is in the crapper. Here are some disturbing snippets from the post:
Compared to women, men...
- Have higher death rates for all 15 leading causes of death (except Alzheimer's disease) and die more than five years younger.
- Represent 50% of the work force, yet account for 94% of all on-the-job fatalities.
- Know less about health and take less responsibility for it.
- Are less likely to see themselves as ill or susceptible to disease or injury.
Why Men Die Younger than Women
- They have less-healthy diets
- They have higher blood pressure and do less to control it
- They sleep less
- They smoke more
- They engage in more criminal activity
- They have smaller social networks and less intimate and active social relationships
Listen, go to the mall on a busy day and just count ALL the middle-aged guys with big bellies and handfuls of mall food.
