Women’s Longevity Associated With Body Size, Men’s With Physical Activity,

reports a new study suggest that longevity may be associated with body size, including height and weight, in addition to levels of physical activity. Moreover, results suggest that these factors may “influence a woman’s lifespan more than it does a man’s.” Specifically, “the study found women who lived to 90 were, on average, taller and had put on less weight since the age of 20 as compared to women who were shorter and heavier.” While “no such association was seen for men,” they did get “more benefit from physical activity than women.” The findings were published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/health/long-life-gender-body-size-inactivity/index.html