Due to the accelerating pace of life and increasing demands placed upon the individual, the amount of people suffering from stress-related disorders has accelerated. According to recent research conducted in the US stress-levels in young people have resulted in un-precedented statistics, with many children, teenagers and people in their early-twenties experiencing stress and anxiety in a manner that was not seen 10 years ago. Young people are now subjected to the same deadlines and pressures as older people, with regular exams, academic assessments and other causes of stress becoming a consistent aspect of their lives. If stress-levels are not controlled, they can lead to chronic health-conditions including diabetes and high-blood pressure, which are likely to worsen as they get older.
This has resulted in the need for younger people to attend regular health-checks in the manner older people do. A recent study conducted in the US on World Health Day, examined blood samples from men and women aged 25-45, and among those surveyed – 25% of men were found to have harmful accumulations of bad cholesterol. Bad cholesterol can have a highly detrimental effect on the body as it contributes to artery-blockage, which can lead to heart-disease and diabetes. Whilst the majority of people who suffered from diabetes were previously middle-aged, younger people are now becoming vulnerable to its onset, and in order to avoid it, should consider making significant changes to their lifestyle.