Prof Kavita Vedhara: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- specialist in stress and behavioural medicine at Cardiff University
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“The most immediate effect we see in a stressful situation is a surge of adrenaline causing an increase in heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. This is your fight-or-flight response, and it's designed to prepare you to address the challenge you are facing.”
Where Prof Kavita Vedhara has been quoted
- What does stress really do to our bodies – and when does it become a big problem?theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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