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What health problems can chronic stress cause?
Health Education Health 100 Version 3 / Can Stress Affect My Health?
"Stress hormones raise blood pressure, heart rate, and blood sugar levels. Long-term stress can contribute to depression, anxiety, obesity, heart disease, hypertension, abnormal heart rhythms, menstrual problems, acne, and other skin conditions. Persistent stress can therefore affect both mental and physical health."
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