Italian researchers from the University of Turin found that sons can not only cause a lot of trouble and worry, but also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in mothers, Meddaily writes..

The study involved more than 100 thousand. women watched by scientists for eight years. It turned out that if a woman works and she has a son, then she automatically falls into the high-risk group for heart ailments and fatal heart attacks..

Scientists cannot yet understand what this risk is associated with.. Perhaps the sons with little desire take over household chores and help their mother. This leads to an additional burden on the woman.. So, in the study, most women worked, and 60% had at least one child. Work, as a separate factor, did not carry risks for the cardiovascular system. The risk increased only with sons.

A working mother with at least two boys was more than 2 times more likely to experience heart disease than childless women. But the presence of daughters did not affect the statistics.

Experts believe that daughters are able to provide greater support to mothers and less often make you worry. It is possible that the problem is rooted during pregnancy (larger boys, compared to girls, may create an unnecessary strain on the female heart).

medicinform. net.