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" And they lived healthily every after ... "
WEDDED bliss may protect women against heart disease and stroke, a new study suggests.
The study, which followed 413 middle-aged women over 12 years, found that
those who were happily married were less likely than their dissatisfied peers to
develop metabolic syndrome, disorders like high blood pressure, excess abdominal
fat, abnormal cholesterol levels and elevated blood sugar that raise the risk of
diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Women who were deemed "maritally dissatisfied" were three times more likely
to develop metabolic syndrome during the study period than women who were
content. The risk was also higher among divorced or widowed women. Single women,
on the other hand, showed no significant difference from happily married women.
Wendy M. Troxel of the University of Pittsburgh, said that it's possible that
chronic stress caused by an unhappy marriage could spur elevations in blood
pressure, as well as changes in stress hormones that could affect cholesterol
and blood sugar levels.
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