Researchers across the world are constantly studying what makes a human body healthy.
What they are increasingly learning is that external factors influence your well-being.
After all, your health doesn’t just come down to genetics. It doesn’t only come down to biology.
Our health depends on where we live...
Our health depends on the care we receive...
Our health depends on personal choices…
From deep-rooted socioeconomic factors …
to the cup of coffee you drink every day ...
… we’re learning, with each new study released by those researchers, how long we live …
... is a result of the lives we lead.
Welcome to the Abstract podcast from Inverse. I’m Tanya Bustos, your host.
Our first story looks at the relationship between upward mobility, stress, and cardiometabolic health. Scientists have learned that there are unique stressors on people who "buck the odds" and improve their financial status. While climbing the socioeconomic ladder is part of the "American dream," the process can come with eye-opening new costs to our physical wellness.
Our second story follows the health outcomes of something that over 83 percent of American adults partake in regardless of their economic status: drinking coffee. In analyzing brewing methods head to head, researchers got to the bottom of one nagging question: How does drinking coffee actually affect our health? And more importantly, what is the best way to drink it?
Read more at Inverse.com:
Find links to all the stories discussed in today’s episode at inverse.com/the-abstract
WEALTH VS HEALTH:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/study-counterintuitive-effect-wealth-has-on-health
WHAT’S THE HEALTHIEST WAY TO DRINK COFFEE?:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/whats-the-healthiest-way-to-drink-coffee
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