4 habits that make men shorten their lifespan

Women are always more concerned about aging than men. In people's impression, women after 30 years old look older while men at 40 years old are often still in good shape.

However, men tend to age faster these days and actually have a shorter average life expectancy than women. In Japan, for example, the average life expectancy for women is 88 years while for men it is 82 years (Statista data).

Below are bad habits that make men age faster:

Regularly eating late at night

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Women often do not dare to eat late at night for fear of gaining weight. But men do not have such a big burden of worrying about obesity. At late night eateries, most of them are groups of men drinking. Everyone knows that eating late at night will cause weight gain, in addition, this is also an unhealthy behavior, increasing the burden on the digestive system.

Human digestive ability at night is not as strong as during the day. When we sleep, the organs in the body will begin to rest, the body's metabolism will slow down, the residence time of food in the intestine will increase, leading to the accumulation of fat and sugar.

American nutritionist Alexis Supan explains onCleveland Clinic: “When you eat late, you are going against your body's circadian rhythm. Insulin resistance increases at night. As a result, the calories from a late meal are stored as fat while you sleep.”

Eat a lot of fatty meat and few vegetables

Some people like to eat meat, a food with high calorie content, which easily leads to fat metabolism. This habit promotes the accumulation of fat in the liver, causing fatty liver and premature aging.

According to the UK National Health Service, some meats are high in saturated fat, which can increase blood cholesterol levels if you eat too much. Therefore, people should limit their intake of bacon and fatty beef as much as possible. In addition, you should prepare food by steaming and stewing.

Not paying attention to skin care

Compared to women, the percentage of men who care about skin care is very low. Only some people who work in jobs related to appearance such as models and actors pay much attention to this.

Most men do not pay attention to skin care and do not take any protective measures after washing their face every day. According toStatista, only 37% of men are taking care of their skin daily.

After such a long time, the skin will age faster, pores will become larger and dark spots and wrinkles will appear on the skin. Therefore, experts advise men to form a habit of regular skin care, which can slow down the aging process.

sleep less

Staying up late has negative effects on many organs in the body. Illustration: Shutterstock

Staying up late not only seriously affects various organs in the body but also affects the recovery process of damaged organs. For men, staying up late affects every aspect of the body. Moreover, people who lack sleep are also prone to hormonal disorders, reduced immunity, organ damage, and rapid aging.

Dr. Susheel Patil of Johns Hopkins Sleep Center (USA) gives advice:

- Consider exercising 3-4 hours before bedtime

- Relax 30 to 60 minutes before going to bed

- Go to bed and wake up at a fixed time

- Avoid sleeping during the day

- Avoid drinking alcohol and caffeinated beverages (tea, coffee) close to bedtime.