Being poor is bad for the heart

"The longer a person remains in poverty, the more likely he or she is to develop heart disease, a new study suggests. Studies in developed countries have consistently shown that people with low incomes and less education generally have higher rates of heart disease than their more-educated, higher-income counterparts. In this latest study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that lifelong disadvantage may translate into an "accumulation of risk" for heart disease. They found that among more than 1 800 adults in a long-term heart-health study, greater lifetime exposure to poverty was related to increasing heart disease risks. Those who were disadvantaged as children and adults were 82% more likely to develop heart disease than those who were comparatively well off in childhood and adulthood" - Health 24