Gap Fill - Having Children - Level 5

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   birth      bodily      energy      evolutionary      lifespan      more      number      organisms      rate      reproduction   

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A study suggests the of children a woman has might affect her of ageing. Research from Finland found that women who had five children or , or no children, aged faster than those who had few kids. A researcher said: "From an biology perspective, have limited resources, such as time and . When a large amount of energy is invested in , it is taken away from maintenance and repair mechanisms, which could reduce ." She was surprised about the shorter lifespans of women who never gave .

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