When it comes to long-term health, depression and anxiety can be killers.
New research from the University of California-San Francisco found that anxiety and depression can be as bad for health as smoking and obesity and increase the risk for serious health conditions, including heart disease. As CTV News reported, the research looked at health data from a government study of 15,418 retirees and found that those who suffered from anxiety and depression had a higher rate of nearly all illnesses.
“Participants with high levels of anxiety and depression had a 65 percent increased chance of a heart condition, a 64 percent higher risk of stroke, a 50 percent higher risk of high blood pressure and an 87 percent higher risk of arthritis, compared to those without anxiety and depression,” the report noted.
The report added that there was not a link between anxiety and depression and instances of cancer, despite many of the research subjects believing that there would be.
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