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Just do it: how men can live better, longer: maybe winning really isn't as important as just playing the game.

Better Nutrition

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Hey man, check out these stats:

* one-third of men between the ages of 40 and 55 are overweight

* men under age 55 are twice as likely as women to have high cholesterol

* death rates for men between the ages of 15 and 65 are twice as high as for women

* 96 percent of those arrested for drunk driving are men

* men are four times more likely than women to commit suicide

* men die, on average, seven years younger than women

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