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Health Effects of Stress


If left untreated, stress can affect well being and cause severe health problems. Stress can contribute to heart disease and may cause heart attack sudden cardiac death, and stroke In addition to smoking, obesity/overweight, and a lack of exercise and activity, stress is a major risk factor for heart disease

Stress increases blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, raises cholesterol levels, triggers abnormal heart rates (arrhythmias), and increases the rate...Read the full article