Work pressures increase the risk of heart disease
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Spanish researchers found that stress affects how the body metabolizes fat, which in turn increases the level of bad cholesterol. They also say that the emotional stress associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease as a result of unhealthy habits such as smoking, unhealthy diet, and several other factors.
But new research shows that stress can lead to dyslipidemia, a disorder that alter lipid levels and lipoproteins in the blood. Researchers at the Hospital Virgen de la Victoria in Malaga and Santiago de Compostela University analyzed the relationship between job stress and different parameters related to how fatty acids are metabolized in the body.
The study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health was conducted with more than 90,000 workers who undergo medical check-ups.
"The workers who stated that they had experienced difficulties in dealing with work during the previous 12 months (8.7 percent of the sample) had a higher risk of suffering from dyslipidemia," said Carlos Catalina, a clinical psychologist and expert, told the Daily Mail.
Dyslipidemia resulted in an increase in the amount of bad cholesterol and lowers good cholesterol. In particular, people who suffer from workplace stress more likely to have high levels of bad cholesterol, good cholesterol levels are too low and are more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis.
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