Being healthy is important for all ages of life. Like women, Man also undergoes changes from childhood. This includes Physical and Hormonal changes. Also Men undergo more stress compare to women during the productive phase of life. Evidence show that this is one of the reason men has shorter lifespan compare to women. It’s known fact that with increasing age People are prone for chronic diseases. Changing life styles like increased stress, altered food habits and lack of Physical activity will increase the risk of developing life style disorders like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension and Heart disease. By the time Man reaches 40 years, his muscle mass starts reducing and alterations in Hormones. Habits like smoking, Alcohol and substance abuse and presence family history increases risk further. Another major factor is that men seek help for health issues very less compare to women.
The following are the some of the common diseases after 40 years: