Sunday, 14 July 2013

Divorced Parents, Children are vulnerable with cancer and heart disease

Divorce is usually guided by ego both parents. Parents often forget that there is an actual baby receives the greatest impact of divorce. In addition to psychological disorders, a new study reveals children whose parents divorced high risk for cancer and heart disease.

As reported by the Daily Mail, Sunday (14/07/2013), a team of researchers and University College London found that children or adolescents whose parents divorced before they turned 16, is known to have high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) 16 per cent higher in his body when he was 44 years old.

Though increasing compound found in the blood is one of the symptoms of inflammation in the body. Inflammation that is the parent of many chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

This study is based on data alone 7,462 people who took part in the National Child Development Study and the 1958 participants in the study have been observed by researchers from birth.

In addition to physical problems, did not escape the researchers also found that people known as the son of his childhood broken home because his parents' divorce is not likely to have sufficient material and less educated. The second thing is what researchers believe may explain the increased inflammation in the body.

"Our study shows not only divorce tuanyalah which increases the risk of inflammation at a later date but social disadvantage experienced by the child, such as how well the children in the areas of academic achievement when their parents divorced, which seems important to understand why inflammation can occur," said one one researcher Dr. Rebecca Lacey, who also epidemiologists.

Previous studies also revealed that parental divorce gives 'domino effect' that triggered negative reactions from the child. They become more likely to smoke, decreased academic achievement, as well as the ability bersosialisasinya, and more susceptible to disease.

Risk of stroke and high early mortality has also long been associated with the emotional trauma experienced by a child because both parents saw divorced.