Playing multiple women can kill you

Men's Health reports:

More is hardly merrier: Managing multiple relationships may hurt your heart, suggests new preliminary research from Saudi Arabia.

Scientists studied more than 600 married men who received X-rays of their hearts and discovered that guys who practiced polygamy — this was in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, mind you — were nearly five times as likely to experience coronary artery disease as those with only one wife. (Hang on and we’ll get to the part on why this may be a problem for you.)

The researchers believe the link could possibly stem from the stress of trying to keep multiple households afloat. We don’t know any polygamists, but yep, that sounds stressful.

“Each household must be treated fairly and equally, and it seems likely that the financial burden and emotional expense of doing that for several spouses and possibly several families of children is considerable,” says lead study author Amin Daoulah, MD.

A lot of work!