Our study found that individuals vary in their cholesterol responses to stress, said Dr. Steptoe. 'Some of the participants show large increases even in the short term, while others show very little response. The cholesterol responses that we measured in the lab probably reflect the way people react to challenges in everyday life as well. So the larger cholesterol responders to stress tasks will be large responders to emotional situations in their lives. It is these responses in everyday life that accumulate to lead to an increase in fasting cholesterol or lipid levels three years later. It appears that a person's reaction to stress is one mechanism through which higher lipid levels may develop.'
Mental Stress May Be Another Culprit In Raising Cholesterol Levels In Healthy Adults
