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Being in love does make you sick, scientists believe.
According to researchers at Imperial College London, the ups and downs of romance can be dangerous.
“Love has some obvious physical effects,” said Professor Martin Cowie.
“Pupils dilate, palms become sweaty and the heart rate increases. Large amounts of adrenaline are running through our system which does cause problems,” he added. Stress-related illnesses at work arise from similar physical conditions, Prof Cowie says. “We have seen a big rise in people complaining of flu-like symptoms over a long period of time,” he said.
telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/07/nlove107.xml
According to researchers at Imperial College London, the ups and downs of romance can be dangerous.
“Love has some obvious physical effects,” said Professor Martin Cowie.
“Pupils dilate, palms become sweaty and the heart rate increases. Large amounts of adrenaline are running through our system which does cause problems,” he added. Stress-related illnesses at work arise from similar physical conditions, Prof Cowie says. “We have seen a big rise in people complaining of flu-like symptoms over a long period of time,” he said.
telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/07/nlove107.xml
