A new study conducted by Finland researchers has revealed that early childhood stress could lead to a hardening of arteries or Atherosclerosis in later adult life, a serious condition that can lead to heart attack, stroke, or even death.
Researchers employed data on over 300 children and teens aged between 12- to 18-years and calculated their levels of stress based upon a number of indicators. These included their financial circumstances, the emotional health of their family unit, parental behavior, and other traumatic events that may have a negative bearing on a child’s psychological, as well social, development. Based on a long-term follow-up assessment of the above indicators, they carefully studied these groups at the age of 40- to 46-years employing computed tomography to determine coronary artery calcification, a likely indicator of the precursors to cardiovascular related impairment.
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[For more of this story, written by Kamran Shah, go to http://www.inquisitr.com/29554...-in-adulthood-study/]
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