STERSS CAN LEAD TO INCREASE IN BAD CHOLESTEROL

Stress the reputation as being the cause of the disease was already known long ago. Recent findings have indicated that because of stress at work can affect how the body metabolizes fat. This condition can lead to increasing levels of "bad" cholesterol or low density lipoprotein (LDL) and increases the risk of heart disease.

Research experts in Spain have found that stressful situations can affect how the body metabolizes fat , which ended in LDL cholesterol levels soaring .

Previous research experts say , with the associated risk of cardiovascular disease is the result of bad habits such as smoking, unhealthy diet , lack of physical activity and other factors emotional stress.

However, the results of this new study suggests that stress can cause dyslipidemia, namely the transfer of impaired lipid 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 other parameters related to how fatty acids are metabolized by the body.

The study, published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health analyzed a population of more than 90,000 employees who carry out medical examinations. One of the researchers Carlos Catalina , who is also a clinical psychology and experts say the stress at work, workers who have difficulties in their work over the past 12 months have a higher risk of dyslipidemia. The number of participants who experienced the stress of this study is as much as 8.7 percent .

Dyslipidemia resulted in an increase of total cholesterol and "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides. It also led to a decrease in levels of "good " cholesterol. Study finds higher risk of displidemia was found in those stressful job .

High levels of "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and low levels of "good" cholesterol increases the risk of plaque formation in the arteries that lead to hardening of the arteries . Hardening of the arteries increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Thank you to read the article "STERSS CAN LEAD TO INCREASE IN BAD CHOLESTEROL" after my last update, entitled "Good" CHOLESTEROL CAN TRANSFOM THE "evil" BECAUSE OF NERVOUS AIR POLLUTION"  in XTRA NEWS AND HEALTH blog.

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