Aggressive Men Put on Weight Quicker

Aggressive people exercise less, care about their health less and are depressed more often.

Men who act more aggressively are more prone to put on weight compared to men who are more relaxed, a new study shows.

The more aggressive men are, the more their body mass index grows over a period of two decades.

Scientists came to this conclusion by analysing 6,484 men and women that participated in a British study on socioeconomic status and health.

At the start of the study, more aggressive men and women had a higher body mass index, and in the next two decades it increased.

However, with women the link between the body mass index and aggressiveness is a constant, whilst with men aggressiveness influenced the increase in body weight index throughout time.

A study revealed that aggressive people are less prone to care about their own bodily health and exercise regime, and that they are depressive more often.

Previous studies showed that aggressiveness also negatively influences heart disease, high blood pressure and risk of death.