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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Owning pets can make you healthier

From E.O. Wilson's The Future of Life:

[T]he popular notion that owning pets reduces stress-related problems has been well supported by research conducted independently in Australia, England, and the United States. In one Australian study, which factored out variation in exercise levels, diet, and social class, pet ownership accounted for a statistically significant reduction of cholesterol, triglycerides, and systolic blood pressure. In a parallel U.S. study, survivors of heart attacks (myocardial infarction) who owned dogs had a survival rate six times higher than those who did not. The same benefit was not, I am sorry to report, enjoyed by cat owners.

Edit, 5/28/19: Thanks to a reader who pointed out that the previous link was broken and sent me a new one.

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