Heart Disease

Stress causes heart-damaging fats to stay in blood longer

Published in Blood Weekly, April 18th, 2002

A new study has found the first evidence that short periods of psychological stress can cause the body to take longer to clear heart-damaging fats from the bloodstream.

Researchers at Ohio State University tested how quickly triglycerides - a type of fat linked to heart disease - cleared out of the bloodstream of volunteers during a stress-inducing test compared with a session in which the volunteers rested.

The results showed that, in all cases, stress caused triglycerides to stay in the bloodstream longer.

The findings suggest one reason why stress has been linked to heart disease, said Catherine Stoney, coauthor of the study...

Want to see the full article?

Purchase this article for only $3.00

We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.

Welcome to NewsRx!

Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Blood Weekly

Source: Blood Weekly (2002-04-18)

NewsRx is Social

Top Medical Newsletters

Awards

Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2012
Best Health/Healthcare Content, 2011
Best e-Business Site, 2010
Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Facts & Stats

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology
Google 2010 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals
Amazon's Alexa 2010 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry