Scientists from the research from Washington University in St. Louis (USA) proved the benefits of regular sex. About it writes edition The Sun.
the Researchers found that sex has a positive effect on health and life expectancy. In the experiment, which lasted 11 years, was attended by over 15 thousand people. More than half of volunteers engage in sexual intercourse at least once a month, while 36 percent had sex at least once a week.
During the experiment died of 228 subjects, of which 29 people — from cardiovascular disease and 62 other volunteers from cancer. The researchers analyzed the data and concluded that sexual activity reduces the risk of premature death by an average of 49 percent. According to them, active sex life reduces the chance of dying from heart disease by 21 percent, and from cancer by 69 percent.
Previously, scientists from Coventry University and Oxford University came to the conclusion that sexual activity contributes to the extension of youth, including prevents the development of senile dementia and other problems with intelligence. The study involved 73 persons (28 men and 45 women) aged from 50 to 83 years.
