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A new study from Finland shows pet owners tend to be heavier. 1 active and in poorer health than people without a pet, which was released in PLOS ONE, an online journal 2 (publish) by the Public Library of Science.
3 a number of studies showed certain people can take advantage of a dog or cat to ease stress or loneliness in the elderly, researchers recently found pet owners were generally more likely to be overweight and to view their own health 4 poor.
The conclusion 5 (draw) from survey data of more than 21,000 young to middle – aged Finnish adults.
This was 6 (large) because pet owners tended to be the middle – aged. 7 had less education and more health – risk factors explained Dr. Leena K. Koivusilta, the study is leading author.
The fact that pet owners were in poorer health does not mean pets are bad for people. Koivusilta said. “In my opinion, pets provide us all 8 a vast potential for health promotion, and this has indeed been shown when some special groups have been studied.”
As for pet owners, the researchers point out 9 need to make more of 10 effort –such