Being in the red hurts: Deep debt may boost your blood pressure, finds recent research from Northwestern University.
Young adults with high debt reported diastolic blood pressure measures that were significantly higher than average.
While debt doesn’t carry germs or disease, the stress and depression associated with it can have a direct impact on your body, says lead researcher Elizabeth Sweet, Ph.D. Living in debt also has other consequences that could lead to poorer health, like foregoing medical care to reduce expenses.
If you’re saddled with student loans, you’re not alone—the Chronicle of Higher Education reports that every year, 60 percent of college students in the U.S. borrow big money. Luckily, you can follow several money-saving strategies to reduce your debt—without resorting to a ramen noodle diet.
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