Investigators examined data from the Whitehall II study which is partly funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The Whitehall II study, established in 1985, gathered health data from several thousand civil servants. They found people who perceived stress as significantly affecting their health had twice the risk of experiencing coronary heart disease – compared […]
Stress can significantly impact your heart
Investigators examined data from the Whitehall II study which is partly funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The Whitehall II study, established in 1985, gathered health data from several thousand civil servants. They found people who perceived stress as significantly affecting their health had twice the risk of experiencing coronary heart disease – compared with those who did not think stress was making an impact. Thembi Nkala, a Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: “The effect of stress on your body and heart is an extremely complex issue and it’s something we don’t yet fully understand. (But ) these findings raise the possibility that the mere perception of stress can impact on heart health.
