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and the resulting health condA itrieocnesn.t study at Wake Forest University School of
Medicine points to social stress as a cause of increased
In an article onMedicalNewsTfoa-t deposits around the abdomen, which can lead to
day.com ( "www.medicalnewstodhayig.her risks of heart disease, says principal inves-
com/articles/160343.php), researtcigha tor Carol A. Shively, Wake Forest professor of
has shown approximately 25 perpcaetnholot gy.
to 35 percent of American adults a Rre searchers studied female monkeys and fed them
inactive, Blair said, meaning tah Wat ethsteeyr n-style diet consisting of fat and cholesterol.
have sedentary jobs, no reguTlahr e pmhoynsike- ys were kept in groups where they naturally
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