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Happy Marriage, Happy Heart
Happily married people have lower blood pressure ___51___ unhappily married people or singles, a Brigham Young University study says.
On the other hand, even having a supportive social network did not translate into a blood pressure benefit for singles or unhappily __52___ people1 , according to the study.
"There seem to be some unique health benefits from marriagE It’s not just being married___53___benefits health - what’s really the most protective of health is having a happy ____54___ " study author Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a psychologist who specializes in relationships and health, said in a prepared statement.
The study included 204 married and 99 ____55____ adults who wore portable blood-pressure monitors for 24 hours. The____56____ recorded blood pressure at random intervals and provided a total of about 72 readings.
"We wanted to capture participants’blood pressure doing whatever they normally ____57___in everyday lifE Getting one or two readings in a clinic is not really____58____of the fluctuations that occur throughout the day,"4 Holt-Lunstad said.
Overall, happily married people scored four points____59____on the blood pressure readings than single adults. The study also found that blood ___60___ among married people – especially those in happy marriages ___61 ___more during sleep than in single people.
"Research has shown that people whose blood pressure remains high throughout the night are at___62___greater risk of heart disease than people whose blood pressure drops," Holt-Lunstad said.
The study was published in the March 20___63___of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
The study also found that unhappily married adults have higher blood pressure than___64___happily married and single adults.
Holt-Lunstad noted that married couples can encourage healthy habits in one ___65___ such as eating a healthy diet and having regular doctor visits. People in happy marriages also have a source of emotional support, she said.
51 A from B to C than D by
52 A married B engaged C linked D loved
53 A which B that C this D what
54 A life B marriage C partner D spouse
55 A young B old C single D experienced
56 A monitors B doctors C nurses D researchers
57 A take B do C make D want
58 A supportive B active C representative D protective
59 A most B lower C higher D least
60 A pressure B speed C level D flow
61 A stopped B dropped C rose D ran
62 A more B some C much D any
63 A page B number C copy D issue
64 A nor B both C neither D either
65 A another B each C other D every