Those who have two children are likely to be more healthier than their counterparts who are childless or have one kid, a new study has found.
The international research on 1.5 million people found that becoming a mother or father reduces the risk of serious health conditions such as cancer, heart disease or becoming an alcoholic.
But the benefits were only clear for men and women who had two children and those with one child, or none at all, were at increased risk of death from almost all the conditions studied, perhaps because they were less likely to look after their health, the study found.
The research also discovered that two children was the optimum number in terms of parents' health and those with larger families have a higher chance of suffering from many diseases, perhaps because they struggled to cope with the stresses of looking after several children, The Telegraph reported.
"Four-plus children might have adverse effects arising from stress, socio-economic disadvantages and lifestyles, offsetting or even outweighing social benefits of parenthood," said lead researcher Emily Grundy of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
The analysis by British and Norwegian researchers examined the records of Norwegian men and women born over a 33 year period.
Having 2 children is good for health
source deccanchronicle.com
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