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Does Sex Really Matter?

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Does Sex Really Matter? - For years it’s been thought lifestyle was to blame but this film reveals how the latest research, suggests it’s not all down to lifestyle but to sex. It turns out women are the fitter sex. But they are also let down by medicine and the wider society, thanks to a dangerous gender data gap which is costing lives.

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Does Sex Really Matter?

Women have a better life expectancy than men, but a dangerous gender data gap is costing lives.

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For years it’s been thought lifestyle was to blame but this film reveals how the latest research, suggests it’s not all down to lifestyle but to sex. It turns out women are the fitter sex. But they are also let down by medicine and the wider society, thanks to a dangerous gender data gap which is costing lives.