What does the length says for your health?

Some research has shown that men benefit more during professional life (making more money) and the bedroom (making more sex). But how does the length of your body?

According to a publication in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology , being longer and reduces the risk of heart disease dead for about 6 per cent. So a 177 centimeters tall male has a much lower risk than his friends who are 170 centimeters long, reports Missany.

The reason for this may be that people long have lungs more powerful and larger vessel blood. This helps in preventing the construction of tiles which are responsible for disease and heart attacks.

However, it also has bad side, while being long reduces the risk of heart disease, it also increases the risk of cancer by 4 percent - at least so says research published in The Lancet./Missany/