Sex study in Japan concludes interest in making love can add years to a man’s life
- Nine-year study concluded that the death rate was significantly greater in males who lacked sexual interest than in males who had sexual interest
- In contrast, however, the study found no link in the female subjects between sexual interest and the risk of death
Scientists at Yamagata University conducted a nine-year study that tracked around 21,000 participants in a range of areas, including their medical histories and stress levels. The participants, both men and women, came from seven cities across Yamagata Prefecture, and were all 40 or older.
The research team, led by medical school professor Dr Kaori Sakurada, determined that 8.3 per cent of the more than 8,500 men and 16.1 per cent of the roughly 12,400 women who took part had no interest in the opposite sex. A total of 356 men and 147 women died during the nine-year research study.
By examining the data, Sakurada’s team found that 9.6 per cent of the men who expressed no interest in the opposite sex died over the nine years, but a mere 5.6 per cent who had said they were still interested in women died over the same time period.