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Stress Can Cause Rising Cholesterol Levels
Posted on Wednesday, November 23 @ W. Europe Standard Time

A study of 199 men and women here found that "a person's reaction to stress is one mechanism through which higher lipid levels may develop," said epidemiologist Andrew Steptoe, D.Sc., of University College London. He and colleague Lena Brydon, Ph.D...

A study of 199 men and women here found that "a person's reaction to stress is one mechanism through which higher lipid levels may develop," said epidemiologist Andrew Steptoe, D.Sc., of University College London. He and colleague Lena Brydon, Ph.D., reported in the November issue of Health Psychology that people who showed high levels of stress responses on a test designed to evoke them had more unfavorable lipid profiles three years later than did people who took the same test but managed it without stressful responses...

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