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Divorce raises heart risk to women by 50 per cent
From:
Daily Mail
| Date:
August 7, 2006| Author:
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AS any divorcee knows, the experience of breaking up can be highly
stressful.
But for women, the ordeal takes a physical toll as well as an
emotional one, experts claim.
Their research shows that women who divorce are 50 per cent more
likely to develop heart disease in later life than those who stay
married.
Even those who find happiness with a new partner are still more
likely to suffer ill health.
Men, on the other hand, appear to be physically unaffected by
divorce. The figures show it has little effect on their chances of
developing heart problems.
Researchers believe the emotional ...
