Job Stress Ups Blood Fat Levels

A link between job stress and different parameters associated with how fatty acids are metabolised in the body has been identified by scientists in a recent study.

The study was conducted on a sample population of more than 90,000 workers undergoing medical check-ups.

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"The workers who stated that they had experienced difficulties in dealing with their job during the previous twelve months (8.7 percent of the sample) had a higher risk of suffering from dyslipidemia," Carlos Catalina, clinical psychologist and an expert in work-related stress, told SINC.

Dyslipidemia is a lipoproteins' metabolic disorder that can manifest itself in an increase in total cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) and triglyceride levels, in addition to a drop in high-density lipoproteins (HDLs).

Specifically, in the study the workers with job stress were more likely to suffer from abnormally high levels of LDL cholesterol (the so-called 'bad' cholesterol), excessively low levels of HDL cholesterol (the 'good' cholesterol) and positive atherogenic indices, i.e. potential artery blockage.

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The findings have been published in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.

Source-ANI

Quiz on Stress

Introduction

Stress has become one of the major health concerns in the modern world, but it is still difficult to define. Stress is a normal physical response when faced with a challenge, and in small doses, stress can motivate us and drive us to better performance. But stress overload is typically described as a negative concept that can have an impact on a person’s mental and physical well-being ().

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Complication of chronic stress ()
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