SOC 322LEC Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Endocrine System, Whitehall Study, Human Body
24 Jul 2018
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Whitehall study found connections between stress, hierarchy and gaining weight (especially in the abdomen) Fat brought on by stress dangerous fat, fat in the abdomen is worse for you, carries different hormones and has different effects on your health. Babies raised in the famine have worse cardiovascular disease and are more sensitive to stress. More mental issues with those born in the famine. Telomeres protect the ends of our dna. The shorter the telomeres the more stress you have and number of years under stress. Every year you take care of a seriously ill child 6 years of aging. Every alpha male in the keekorok troop died due to tb contaminated males, those who survives were very socially involved, all the alphas had died. Didn"t" have blood pressure issues and brain chemistry issues. Hormonal response - glucocorticoids and epinephrine released. Humans turn on the stress response for social and psychological reasons but aren"t good at turning it off.
