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Bad marriage
bad for
women
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Women in bad marriages have shown to have a broken heart, literally. Watch out for
Studies have shown that women who have struggling unions have a higher
risk of waistline obesity, hypertension, high blood sugar, high
triglycerides and low levels of “good cholesterol” HDL,
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which are five factors of metabolic syndrome.
These factors can lead to heart disease, stroke and
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diabetes. Even though men who weren’t happy
about their marriage didn’t have similar effects,
heart disease is still the number one killer of men
and women.
Those watching their
waistlines, listen up. The
Research at the University of Utah claims that
products on grocery shelves that say
heart disease is linked to a history of divorce.
‘zero trans fat’ may not be telling
The aim of the studies is to let people know
the whole truth. According to the
that while physical health is important, so is
Center for Science in the Public
emotional health and family life.
Interest (CSPI), federal regulations
allow food labels to say there’s zero
grams of trans fat as long as there’s
less than half a gram per serving. And
many packages contain more than
what’s considered to be one serving.
Most people also tend to eat two or
Loneliness may harm your arteries
three servings, not the one that is
accounted for. Since the American
Heart Association recommends
that people limit trans fats to less
Researchers have found that loneliness may lead to actual heart damage in some
than 2 grams per day, those half a
women. The studies show that there may be an 80 percent increase in heart gram servings could add up quickly.
disease for those women who are feeling lonely. This goes along with other
Food manufacturers, as of January
k 1, 2006, have been required to list
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studies that have shown that depressed or isolated people are at greater risk for
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developing heart disease. is usually found in processed foods
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The cause of it all seems to be stress, which actually leads to heart disease in
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They are especially bad for your heart
even after accounting for stress caused by depression and isolation, loneliness is still since they have been shown to raise
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a strong link for women developing heart disease. Researchers stress that loneliness
LDL and lower HDL. The CSPI has
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