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Much research examines giving and cardiovascular risk factors. It finds that volunteering, giving money, and giving support to loved ones are associated with lower blood pressure, lower blood glucose, and fewer inflammatory markers.

Most research is on older adults, who are at higher risk. However, an experiment that assigned some teens to volunteer, compared to a control group, found that volunteering for four months decreased several cardiovascular risk factors (inflammation, cholesterol, body mass index) even in this young population.