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[โ€“] neutronbumblebee@mander.xyz 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

In addition to the above being poor often means physical health problems due to diet and more exposure to pollution. That affects mental health and things can become a downward spiral.

[โ€“] VioletTea@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

What is the correlation between poverty and average cortisol levels, and what does chronically high cortisol do the body over a long period of time?