Work stress increases risk of life-threatening diseases 30%

A recent study warned that work stress and financial worries may increase the risk of life-threatening diseases such as stroke or heart attack by up to 30%.

Russia Today quoted the study conducted by a team of Swedish researchers on an international sample of more than 100,000 people, that it is not known exactly what causes the high risk of cardiovascular disease among people who suffer from severe stress, but many different processes in the body. , such as atherosclerosis and blood clots, may be affected by stress.

"If we want to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease globally, we need to consider stress as a risk factor," said study author Annika Rosengren, professor of medicine at the University of Gothenburg.

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