New Delhi: If you are fretting over the global meltdown and the subsequent turmoil in the stock market and the financial sector, then watch out for your sugar level and blood pressure.
According to leading doctors, the financial turmoil has resulted in increase in stress leading to hypertension, lower immunity and also gastro-intestinal problems among a number of people who were considered healthy six months ago.
"I have come across patients with hypertension as a result of the global meltdown. We have seen in the recent past that fair number of youngsters now suffer from different heart ailments basically because of the high stress life that they lead.
"The financial turmoil has increased stress levels, especially among the youngsters who seem to have been affected more by the current scenario," CEO, Artemis Health Institute, Dr Kushagra Katariya told PTI.
Psychiatrist Dr Samir Parikh said, "One of my recent patients is a young MBA girl who had landed a job with finance firm. Just days before she was supposed to join, she was told by the company that the job offer was no longer there. She is now a clear case of depression constantly worrying about her career."
Parikh added that many who were accustomed to an opulent life-style had to make lot of compromises because of possible job-losses and increasing EMIs.
"Many of my close friends who were heavily into stock market now complain of high blood pressure and gastro-intestinal problems. Six months ago, they were hale and hearty," said Dr Rakesh Yadav, Cardiologist at AIIMS.
