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Jimmy Carter is 99, while the average US life expectancy for men is 73.5.Carter's 77-year marriage could be a key to his long life, longevity expert Dan Buettner said.Research suggests married people, especially men, live longer than their unmarried counterparts...
According to one longevity expert, the Carters' long marriage may be a key reason why Carter has lived for nearly a century, in relatively good health...
The former president has surpassed the average US male life expectancy of 73.5 by more than 20 years, and his committed, loving relationship could have played a major role in his longevity, research suggests...
Marriage has serious health benefits especially for men. t the life expectancy and marital statuses of 164,597 Americans over age 65, they found that married men and women lived, on average, two years longer than their unmarried counterparts...
Author and longevity expert Dan Buettner, the man who pioneered the idea that there are five "Blue Zones" for centenarians, told Insider that "investing in a spouse is a core value in all Blue Zones," whether a couple lives in Okinawa, Ikaria, Nicoya, Loma Linda, or Sardinia...
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