To the sons of divorced parents face a stroke

The sons of divorced parents, as adults, are three times more at risk of a stroke to move as the researchers from the University of Toronto. But the daughters of these risks for some reason do not apply.

If a man is before the age of 18 received the psychological trauma associated with parents' divorce , The risk of transfer stroke   he grows up to three times in comparison with those of his peers, who grew up in two-parent families. However, women from families with divorced parents   risking any more of those who grew up only with my dad or mom.

"This very strong link between divorce and the increase in risk stroke   men can not inspire serious concerns - said study author Esme Fuller-Thomson. - Especially when you consider that we have excluded from our observations of men who have been exposed to some form of domestic violence, as well as those who grew up in families of alcoholics, drug addicts, and so on. "

The researchers took into account risk factors such as age, race, financial status, education level, lifestyle, exercise, bad habits, mental health, and the number of preventive visits to medical facilities. Their inclusion has allowed to get the most objective results.

However, it is not clear why so much parental divorce increases the risk of stroke, and why it is observed only in the stronger sex. According to one theory, the case in the regulation of body levels of cortisol - a hormone associated with stress. According to Dr. Fuller-Thomson, the risk of stroke may be associated with the process of biological response to stress, boys, that is changing under the influence of a powerful shock. These changes are irreversible.

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