Women live longer than men. What men could do about this.

NPR-  Women, on average, outlive men by around five years. However, a new study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows men could narrow that gap. This lifespan difference has been discovered across different species, according to a new study from researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. A mix of factors, including genetics, mating habits and caregiving responsibilities, explains the gap. Here’s an overview of what impacts men’s lives:

👫 Men tend to engage in riskier behaviors, like smoking and drinking, at higher rates. Men have been more likely to smoke tobacco, leading to a higher risk of lung cancer. 
👫 Men are less likely to protect themselves from the sun. Only 12.3% of men always wear sunscreen when they spend over an hour outside on sunny days, according to a survey published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
👫 The Max Planck study indicates that the sex that invests more time in the care of offspring tends to live longer. The evolutionary reasoning is that the caregiver parent needs to survive until their offspring are independent.