CHICAGO, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Carrying high financial debt is associated with higher blood pressure and poorer self-reported general and mental health in young U.S. adults, researchers say.
"We now live in a debt-fueled economy," lead author Elizabeth Sweet , an assistant professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern, said in a statement. "Since the 1980s U.S. household debt has tripled. It's important to understand the health consequences associated with debt."