Medical Xpress July 5, 2024
Although the simple biological fact (nature) of being born male increases boys’ and men’s overall health risks, the behavioral choices (nurture) they make are at least as important. This means that trans men and others who identify as men, while not biologically male, may also experience the behavioral disadvantages of being male.
On average, males of all ages are more likely than females to engage in behaviors that increase the risk of disease, injury and death. They also generally have less healthy lifestyles than women and girls, and they engage in far fewer health-promoting behaviors.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of men’s deaths each year in the United States could be prevented through changes in...
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