December 23, 2005
Depression Causes Heart Disease?
I'm always a little leery of studies connecting this or that condition with depression. Whether this pans out or not, we'll see. But, for now, Swedish researchers say they've connected heart disease--especially in people aged 25 to 50--with depression. I'd be more interested if they could nail down the actual mechanism, but I'm weird that way.
Posted by Philip Dawdy at December 23, 2005 12:27 AM
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My guess would be that people with depression are less likely to exercise, eat or sleep well, and that's why they would be more susceptable to heart disease. No genetic thing, just a matter of lifstyle.
