Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior
By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — Stress increases the risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems by pushing people toward bad habits, new British research suggests.
“The study suggests that people with psychological stress had a 50 percent increased risk of a cardiovascular disease event over the follow-up period,” said Mark Hamer, senior research fellow in epidemiology and public health at University College London, and lead author of a report in the Dec. 16/23 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “This increased risk can largely be explained by the higher smoking rates and low exercise levels of individuals who were stressed.”
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on Dec 15th, 2008 and is filed under General Health, Stress.
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