Low men will live longer!

In the study, scientists at the University of Hawaii has conducted monitoring and research on the lifestyle as well as the health status of more than 8000 original Japanese American men born between 1900 and 1919.

In the course of the study, the number of men involved were divided into 3 groups: group with a height of 1.6 m from the back down, 1.65 m high projection groups and group has over 1.65 m in height.

About 1200 people participated in the study, published in the journal PLoS One (United States of America), lived to 90 and 100 years old, and now has about 250 people still alive.

Dr. Bradley Willcox-Faculty-University of Hawaii, He said: "the results the study found, the men have a height of 1.6 m from the back down lived. And the higher a man has as short lifespan ".

The scientists discovered that the low men are more likely to be influenced by genes for longevity-FOXO3-led to their body size than low-growing but outlived.

Besides, the low man also usually have lower blood insulin levels and less cancer than the men.

Dr. Willcox for more, this study is the first detected in body size are related to FOXO3 gene and human longevity. At the same time, the researchers emphasize that the body size, the role is really important for the longevity of human beings. However, the most important thing for the longevity in each person's healthy lifestyle, cheerful, optimistic.=