City noise provokes rise in pressure

People who live near busy roads or in major cities are at greater risk of high blood pressure, according to Swedish experts

Scientists conducted an experiment during which found that the risk of high blood pressure occurs when the noise exceeds 60 decibels, and this level of noise exposed every fourth inhabitant of Western Europe.

Experts say that high level of noise leads to feelings of stress and even sleep disorders, which subsequently increases the risk of high blood pressure. It is reported MedicInform.Net

In turn, British researchers have questioned the results of the study because they believe that diet, smoking and other factors play more important role. Swedish researchers analyzed questionnaires 28 thousand people on the impact of traffic noise. It turned out that the connection was pretty solid.

With the noise of 60 decibels at the risk of high blood pressure increased by more than 25%. At 64 decibels risk reached 90%, but the small number of participants in this group might not seem accurate results, experts have warned.

Results of the study are very important, because high blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. However, it appears that this relationship is not observed among people over 60 years.

According to scientists this was due to the fact that older adults reduced sensitivity to noise. The study was published in the Environmental Health journal.

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Such a study conducted by clinic staff Paul Brousseau (France).

Bad habits impair memory and thinking - scientists

Unhealthy habits such as smoking, abstinence from alcohol, low physical activity and reduced consumption of fruits and vegetables significantly impair memory and ability to think

It turned out that those who have all of these bad habits, think three times worse, and twice as likely to suffer from impaired memory compared with those who have a number of these habits is minimal.

The study took place in three stages, when the subjects were 44, 56 and 61 years. Given the influence of age, sex, social or economic status, the researchers concluded that the most pronounced memory deteriorates in smokers. They are also more likely to suffer serious verbal disorders have poor mathematical thinking and lose the ability to reasoning.

Same problem persecute those who completely renounces the use of alcoholic drinks and eats enough fruits and vegetables, transmit Medizvestiya.

Those who drank at 1-14 drinks a week, and who daily eat more than two vegetable and fruit dishes, deteriorating mental activity almost does not happen, say French scientists

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