Study: Bad Economy May Be Good for Your Health

health.com:

Are you finally ready for some good news about the recession? Although it seems hard to believe, a shaky economy might actually be good for your health.

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Comments

[jennifer s]

This is in fact counterintuitive. But there's a lot to be said for how much stress affects our health--it signals our body to hang on to excess weight (and of course excess weight leads to a host of health problems), can lead to high blood pressure, headaches, gastrointestinal distress, depression, and more.
-Jennifer Schonborn, Holistic Nutrition Counselor
http://www.jenniferschonborn.com

[LHoney]

Doesnt' work for me... I'm eating less fruits and vegetables and working more so exercising less...

[Bee]

Nice history lesson, but it does not apply today. In the US, poor people eat badly and are more obese. Perhaps there is now less drinking and smoking, but less people are going to the doctor and dentist too.

[themainpoint]

Sure. I'll believe this when I see it.