A group of Swedish scientists from Uppsala University published the results of a study entitled "A Dog, Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Death," in which it is concluded that dog owners, on average, live a few months longer than people who do not have a dog at home, newsru writes.. co. il with reference to the journal Nature.

In a nationwide study that was conducted over 12 years, more than 34. 200 medical records. However, the study also took into account the data of almost half the population of Sweden (more than 4 million people), more than 13% of whom are owners of dogs.

It is established that dog ownership reduces the risk of premature death by 33% and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease by 11%.

The scientists do not make unambiguous conclusions about the reasons for the longer life of dog owners, but they assume that this is due to the fact that dog owners are physically more active and regularly go for walks. In addition, dogs help in the removal of stress.

The study noted that the strongest effect on improving the state of human health is provided by mobile dogs, especially hunting breeds.