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See also Eunuchs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19699266 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19699266 "Castration had a huge effect on the lifespans of Korea
by gadders 1y ago
See also Eunuchs: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19699266 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19699266
"Castration had a huge effect on the lifespans of Korean men, according to an analysis of hundreds of years of eunuch "family" records.
They lived up to 19 years longer than uncastrated men from the same social class and even outlived members of the royal family."
- bluGill 1y agoSame family is likely not a useful comparison because lifestyle would be different. Eunuchs would be expected to serve the royal family, which implies plenty of food - not as good as the royals, but still plenty of it unlike their families back on the farm who lived closer to starvation at best and a bad year would cause a lot of deaths. At least that is what I'd expect, but I'm trying to extrapolate what I know of European history (acoup) to Korea. Anyone have better expertise able to talk about the experience of the different groups?
- gadders 1y agoThe report is linked. I guess it is a tricky study as they would have a job getting an RCT signed off.