The link between wealth and health in Britain is well established, with the richest of us living up to eight years longer than the poorest.

Now scientists have announced a possible reason — and it all comes down to our hormones.

Researchers found that men from poor and uneducated backgrounds have lower levels of testosterone than their well-off counterparts.

The study at University College London showed that those with the lowest household income — defined as less than £6,000 a year — had 10 per cent lower testosterone levels than men earning £30,000 or more.

Low testosterone has been linked to depression, osteoporosis, weight gain and loss of muscle.

The study of 1,880 British men and women also revealed that women whose parents were unskilled workers have testosterone levels 15 per cent higher than women whose parents had professional jobs.

That leaves them more at risk of early puberty, infertility and polycystic ovaries.

Source http://nigerianpilot.com/revealed-poor-men-die-sooner-due-to-low-testosterone/

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