High-pleasure low-arousal affect (eg contentment) decreases LDL cholesterol (the bad type) and triglycerides whilst high-pleasure high-arousal affect (eg happiness and joy) had the opposite effect (ie LDL and triglerides increased). No such effect was found for women.

Health Psychology, Volume 28, Issue 6, November 2009, Pages 649-659 

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