No doubt thecat versus dogdebate will wear on , but we have some good newsworthiness for dog people . According to inquiry recently bring out inScientific Reports , owning a pooch can add years to your life .
A squad of researchers at Uppsala University give chase the health and dog possession condition of more than 3.4 million Brassica napus napobrassica aged 40 to 80 old age old for 12 years , begin in 2001 . No one involved had a chronicle of cardiovascular disease .
Everyone in Sweden must carry a unequaled personal identification bit , all infirmary visit are put down , and hotdog possession registration is required , which makes it the thoroughgoing caseful survey for this sorting of experiment . As the researchers point out , however , the results can be generalized to all other state with a interchangeable civilization towards dog possession ( let in other European countries and the US ) .
The researchers receive that dog proprietor were less at risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other cause . If they owned a double-dyed breed , that is . The results were less clear for those who owned coalesce - strain .
On average , masses ’s risk of end in a multi - person home was reduced by 11 per centum , with their risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease decreased by 15 percent . The health benefit was even more marked in exclusive - mortal households .
“ Perhaps a dog may stand in as an important family penis in the single households , " Mwenya Mubanga , lead third-year writer of the study and Ph.D. student at the Department of Medical Sciences and the Science for Life Laboratory at Uppsala University , explain in astatement . " The result showed that individual dog proprietor had a 33 percent diminution in hazard of death and 11 pct reduction in risk of myocardial infarction during follow - up compare to unmarried non - owners . "
So why does owning a dog seem so good for you ? The field expose a correlational human relationship between dog possession and longer lives , but did n’t explore the reasons behind it . The researchers do , however , extend some possible explanation .
“ We know that hot dog owners in general have a higher horizontal surface of physical activity , which could be one explanation to the keep results , ” Tove Fall , elderly source of the study and associate prof in Epidemiology at the Department of Medical Sciences and the Science for Life Laboratory at Uppsala University , said in astatement .
This is backed up by the fact that hunt dogs like terriers , retrievers , and scent hound dog need more exercise . “ Other explanation include an increased well - being and social contacts or effects of the dog on the bacterial microbiome in the owner , " Toveadded .
Tove also take note , however , some limitations of the study : " There might also be conflict between owners and non - owners already before buying a dog , which could have influenced our results , such as those people pick out to get a dog tending to be more active and of better wellness . ”
