Stress and High Cholesterol WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Stress and High Cholesterol
Long term stress has been shown to raise cholesterol levels. High cholesterol is not caused by stress; however stress can cause you to eat foods that are high in fat. The fat and cholesterol in these foods raise cholesterol levels.1
Fast Facts:
- Studies have linked stress to increased heart rate and weakened immune systems.2
- Those with good strategies of coping with stress showed elevated good cholesterol levels.3
- Yoga, meditation, and massage can be ways to help reduce stress.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 eMedTV: Stress and High Cholesterol
- ↑ Holistic online: Stress May Raise Cholesterol Levels
- ↑ PsychCentral: Coping With Stress Improves Cholesterol
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: High Cholesterol and Stress, Stress Raises Cholesterol, High Cholesterol From Stress
- Last update: Jan. 6, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.