It doesn't even have to be a happy marriage
Getting hitched may just save your life. According to new research, marriage may actually help prevent certain health conditions. Previous studies have found that happy marriages bring a range of health benefits compared to being single, including living a longer life, fewer strokes and heart attacks, less depression and healthier eating.And now a new study has added to that list after discovering nuptials may actually help prevent Type 2 diabetes.
Experts from the University of Luxembourg and the University of Ottawa in Canada examined data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing on 3,335 adults aged 50 to 89 who did not have diabetes at the start of the study.It asked participants whether or not they were married, or had a partner they lived with, and also asked questions that would help examine the level of strain and support in that relationship.
“Likewise, these relationships appeared to have a protective effect against HbA1c levels above the pre-diabetes threshold.”More than 4.9 million people in the UK have diabetes, according to Diabetes UK, and some 850,000 people are living with type 2 diabetes but are undiagnosed.
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