In most cases, science has discovered that marriage has health benefits.Low risk of heart diseaselongevity (especially for men), Low risk of depressionand Improved cancer survival rate.
But now there is an amazing discovery of a New research: Marriage can significantly increase your risk of dementia.
Considering age and gender, the researchers found that widows, divorced and unmarried individuals had a risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy’s body, compared to married counterparts, at or below about 50% of their risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy’s body. Research will be displayed on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia Journal of the Alzheimer’s Disease Association.
However, the findings say it may indicate “delay in diagnosis among unmarried individuals.”
Alternatively, you could write a researcher at Florida State University School of Medicine and findings could “challenge the assumption that marriage protects against dementia.”
To find out the results, scientists looked at the health records of the National Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Control, a continuous longitudinal study of 24,107 elderly people (average 71.8 years old) over the age of 18, splitting them into four groups that were married, widowed, divorced, and never married.
a Survey in 2017 Meanwhile, outside the University of London, we have come to the opposite conclusion. This means that single or widowed people are at a higher risk of dementia than married people. That is the conclusion after review of 15 existing studies; Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
Theory of why marriage has certain health benefits
Florida researchers acknowledge a variety of findings over the years, but also provide an explanation of current conclusions.
“There is some evidence of an increase in areas of happiness, including post-divorce happiness and life satisfaction, such as social participation after partners,” the study author wrote. Additionally, unmarried individuals are more likely to interact with friends and neighbors, and say they are “more likely to engage in healthy behaviors than married counterparts.”
Married individuals, on the other hand, “have less social integration, less frequent in the network compared to unmarried counterparts, and engage in lower quality interactions.” And the prominent positive aspects of happiness and social connections can potentially serve as protective factors against dementia as they hypothesize and perhaps over time.
Existing theories As to why getting married leads to better health, we include that it leads to stronger immune function and lower cortisol. Healthier behaviours, such as reducing risk and improving your diet. More robust mental health, some thanks to improved social support. And it is an indicator of being healthy before marriage. This is because some studies suggest that people with health problems are less likely to marry.
Finally, however, Florida researchers emphasize that they realize that it is the quality of marriage that is most related to the relevant health outcomes.
“There is substantial evidence that the health benefits of marriage seem to be only in high quality marriages,” they point out. “In contrast, individuals who are unhappy with marriage are more likely to have an equal or worsening risk of health and death compared to widows, divorced or unmarried people.
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This story was originally featured on Fortune.com.
