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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Noyce

Marriage makes men live longer, new study finds

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Bachelors are twice as likely than their married male counterparts to die from heart failure, a new study has found.

The research – conducted by the University of Colorado - compiled data from 6800 American adults, comparing survival rates for heart failure with marital status. The results? Married men were less likely to die as they had someone close to them keeping tabs on their health, whilst bachelors typically did not.

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