7 Surprising Health Conditions That Affect Men More Than Women

1.Boy babies are twice as likely to die before birth than girls. Although approximately 240 males are conceived for every 100 girls, the ratio of boys to girls at birth is 1.05 to 1. 2.Because of the later maturation in males of the part of the brain that weighs risks and moderates impulsive behavior, adolescent boys are more likely than girls to: Take life-threatening risks, 3.Commit suicide and 4.Die violently than girls of the same age. 5.There are more overweight males than females and males are more likely than females to identify binge eating as normal. 6.Men are less likely than women to recover their speech after a stroke. 7.Coronary artery disease strikes men almost two decades earlier than it does women; most men with coronary artery disease are dead by the time they are 65. Heart disease presents differently in men and women: men more often feel a crashing pain in their chest; women more often experience fleeting pain in the upper abdomen, shortness of breath, and sweating