A new shows that a low social status can be for your health. Researchers from Duke University in the USA looked at the and health of 45 female monkeys. The monkeys with a social status had more health . The monkeys were split into five . The researchers gave the monkeys time to get to know other. Then they took one monkey from each and put her into another group. This meant was the "new girl" at the bottom of the group. Researchers found that the "new girl" was than the other monkeys.
The researchers said that their study focused on , the findings could also be true for because we share a of our DNA with monkeys. Professor Graham Rook, from University College London, told the BBC News that need to understand that people with a lower social status have more health problems. He said " at the bottom" have got and TVs, but that does not mean they are . If they feel they are at the bottom, their health will get . People who are richer can live up to two longer than those who are poorer.
