Happy wife, healthy life: Middle-aged women with satisfying relationships have lower risk of chronic disease
QUEENSLAND, Australia — Satisfying relationships may be the best medicine for women during middle age, a new study explains. A team from the University of Queensland says this can range from relationships with spouses, to friends, family, and even work colleagues. Overall, they lower the risk of poor health and chronic disease during old age — at least for women, the team says.
The less satisfying those relationships are during middle age, the greater the risk of developing multiple long-term problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. The team’s findings only have a partial link to factors
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