Does the Stress of Student Loan Debt Negatively Impact Heart Health?
Years (or even decades) of monthly payments may not be the only downside to taking out a student loan. New research published May 3 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that people who failed to pay down student debt, or who took on new educational debt, between young adulthood and early midlife had a higher risk of heart disease than those who never took out loans.More Than 45 Million Americans Are Paying Down Student LoansAs the cost of college has increased, students and their families have taken on more debt to get to and stay in college, says the study's lead author, Adam M. Lippert, PhD, a professor and researcher in the department of sociology at the University of Colorado in Denver.“Student debt has exploded in the country, with over…