Dog People Are Healthier Than Cat People
Continued from Lose Weight Without Dieting. Forget for a minute about the gross hand-in-baggie maneuver, because there are big pluses to owning a pooch:
Dog people may be healthier than cat people, says the British Journal of Health Psychology. Queen’s University Belfast lecturer Deborah Wells, Ph.D., recently reviewed 97 studies on dogs, cats, and human health.
She reports that people who adopted a dog or a cat noticed fewer minor ailments a month later, likely because the novelty of pet companionship has psychological benefits. But only dog owners still noted better health 10 months later.
Why? Rover needs to be walked, which forces his best bud out of the house too, Wells says. [source: Women's Health]
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