PeopleBorninAutumnLiveLonger
PeoplebornintheautumnlivelongerthanthoseborninthespringandarelesslikelytofallchronicallyillwhentheyareolderaccordingtoanAustrianscientist.
Usingcensus(人口普查)dataformorethanonemillionpeopleinAustriaDenmarkandAustraliascientistsattheMaxPlanckInstituteinthenorthernGermantownofRostockfoundthemonthofbirthwasrelatedtolifeexpectancy(预期寿命)overtheageof50.Seasonaldifferencesinwhatmothersateduringpregnancyandinfectionsoccurringatdifferenttimesoftheyearcouldbothhaveanimpactonthehealthofanew-bornbabyandcouldinfluenceitslifeexpectancyinolderage.“Amothergivingbirthinspringspendsthelastphaseofherpregnancyinwinterwhenshewilleatlessvitaminsthaninsummer”saidGabrieleDoblhammeroneofateamofscientistswhocarriedouttheresearch.“Whenshestopsbreast-feedingandstartsgivingherbabynormalfoodit’sinthehotweeksofsummerwhenbabiesareprone(易于)toinfectionsofthedigestivesystem.”InAustriaadultsborninautumn(October-December)livedaboutsevenmonthslongerthanthoseborninspring(April-June)andinDenmarkadultswithbirthdaysinautumnoutlivedthoseborninspringbyaboutfourmonths.Inthesouthernhemispherethepicturewassimilar.AdultsbornintheAustralianautumn—theEuropeanspring—livedaboutfourmonthslongerthanthosebornintheAustralianspring.Thestudyfocusedonpeoplebornatthebeginningofthe20thcenturyusingdeathcertificatesandcensusdata.AlthoughnutritionatalltimesoftheyearhasimprovedsincethentheseasonalpatternpersistsDoblhammersaid.
Butontheotherhandaccordingtoastudyofmore40000peoplethoseborninspringandsummerreportthemselvesluckierthanthoseborninautumnorwinter.ProfessorRichardWise-manwholedtheresearchexplainedthatthetemperatureatthetimeofbirthmightinfluencethedevelopmentofthebrainandseasonalfactorsmakeadifferenceaswell.
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