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turbozed t1_j854er5 wrote

Reply to comment by RollssRoyce in What are some of the mechanisms behind why long term physical inactivity and social isolation leads to chronic health diseases? by [deleted]

"Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers" by Robert Sapolsky is a great book that goes in depth about this topic.

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mschweini t1_j86h9oa wrote

I haven't read the book, but I thought the connection between ulcers and stress is now considered outdated, and that the current theory lays most of the blame for ulcers on helicobacter infection?

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