Health aNd Fitness Guide

Happily married couples have lower blood pressure, according to researchers at the Brigham Young University. They studied 204 married and 99 unmarried people who kept a portable blood pressure monitor that randomly recorded blood pressure during a 24-hour period. They found that happily married people scored four points lower on their blood pressure readings than singles. Having a close network of friends and relatives did not prove beneficial for singles and unhappily married people. Happily married people too saw a bigger dip in their blood pressure during sleep. People whose blood pressure remains high throughout the night are at greater risk of cardiovascular problems.