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Growing up in a stable home environment could improve your child’s chances of having better heart health as an adult. That is the conclusion of a new Finnish study published on the impact of psychosocial factors on heart health. The study, which started in 1980, followed a random selection of children between the ages of 3 and 18 and reassessed them between the ages of 30 and 45.
Children who scored higher in areas like socioeconomic status, positive parental health behaviors, fewer stressful events and strong social adjustment skills had a 12 to 14 percent greater chance of having a healthy weight and being a non-smoker as an adult. According to the study’s co-author Marko Elovainio, the eating habits and coping skills children learn at home have far-reaching implications that impact heart health later in life. In an interview with Reuters Health he said, “These chains of positive events ultimately lead to several health outcomes, one of which is cardiac health.”
While Elovaino acknowledges that socioeconomic status is a more difficult factor for most parents to immediately transform, he says spending time with your children and being aware that they are learning from your health habits and response to stress will be a tremendous benefit to their adult health both physically and psychologically.
To learn more about the study, read the full article.
