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True Dough

(17,091 posts)
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 02:41 AM Nov 2017

Want to live longer? Get a dog!

The benefits that come with owning a dog are clear-- physical activity, support, companionship -- but owning a dog could literally be saving your life

Dog ownership is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and death, finds a new Swedish study published Friday in the journal Scientific Reports.

For people living alone, owning a dog can decrease their risk of death by 33% and their risk of cardiovascular related death by 36%, when compared to single individuals without a pet, according to the study. Chances of a heart attack were also found to be 11% lower.

Multi-person household owners also saw benefits, though to a lesser extent. Risk of death among these dog owners fell by 11% and their chances of cardiovascular death were 15% lower. But their risk of a heart attack was not reduced by owning a dog.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/17/health/dog-owners-heart-disease-and-death/index.html


ATTA BOY!!!





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Want to live longer? Get a dog! (Original Post) True Dough Nov 2017 OP
I saw that article today... Rollo Nov 2017 #1
Dogs Never Lie About Love pat_k Nov 2017 #2

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
1. I saw that article today...
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 03:19 AM
Nov 2017

I've had cats for the past 40 years. The last one died about a year ago. My next pet, when I retire, will be a dog. Not too big, not too small, but one I can take for walks and stuff. I love cats but they do tend to encourage a more sedentary life.

pat_k

(9,313 posts)
2. Dogs Never Lie About Love
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 05:37 AM
Nov 2017

Title of a book that always stuck in my head.

Dogs are amazing. They live in the moment, and when we spend time with them we learn to live in the moment too.


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