Every new marriage is not a tonic for health, but a step towards death, according to a study by American scientists published in the Journal of Aging and Health.

People who have married three or more times are at risk of dying prematurely, according to data provided by The Daily Mail .

Perhaps the reason lies in the fact that a new marriage is preceded by a break in the old family, often very painful. A large amount of such stress undermines moral and physical health.

However, such statistics do not scare celebrities. Foreign handsome men, for example, 65-year-old Rod Stewart and 48-year-old Tom Cruise , have been married three times. Russian machos are not far behind, for example, Dmitry Dibrov is already in his fourth official marriage.

Scientists have statistics on their side. They analyzed the medical histories and personal lives of 9 thousand Americans and American women aged 60–70 years. Most of them were married at least once. It was this large category that turned out to be the healthiest and longest-lived. Unlike single people, married people take better care of themselves, and their mental and physical health benefits from the existence of a person who cares about them and who, in turn, also needs to be taken care of. Family people have more friends, who also have a positive effect on a person’s general condition.

But increasing the number of marriages does not improve health. Among people who were in three or more marriages, the likelihood of premature death at age 50 or more is 34% higher than among the general sample of monogamous couples.

Third time - to the grave