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Working Mothers Healthier Than Full-time Housewives
Main Category: Women's Health / OBGYN News
Article Date: 15 May 2006 - 1:00am (PDT)
According to new research carried out in Britain, working mothers enjoy better health than full-time housewives. Despite the stress working mothers face by holding down a job, dealing with childcare, housework and striving to keep the family happy.
It appears that working mothers, when compared to full-time housewives, are less likely to become overweight, have a better level of health and a healthier relationship. The study also found that single mothers experience worse health than working mothers who have a partner and children.
You can read about this study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Team leader, Dr. Anne McMunn, University College London, said that women who combine work with children and marriage do seem to have better health than full-time housewives. Even though they may experience high levels of stress sometimes.
It is not a question of chicken-and-egg either. Dr. McMunn said it is the experience of work plus having a family that brings on the better health, not the fact that only healthier mothers decide to carry on working.
The researchers examined data on women born in 1946 from the Medical Research Council's National Study of Health and Development. The data registers their health from 1946 until they are 54. Women's health was examined, with the help of a questionnaire at the ages of 26 through to 54. Every decade, the questionnaire collects data on each woman's work history, whether she is/was married, has children, her height and weight.
The healthiest women were the ones who had all three of the following:
-- A Partner
-- Children
-- A job
Those reporting the worst health were stay-at-home mothers, followed by childless women and single mothers.
38% of stay-at-home mothers were obese when they reached their 50s, for working mothers the percentage was 23%.
Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today

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Jennie
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"How so?
If you wouldn't vacation in his country, you definitely wouldn't want him in your country. How is that lame? I think alot of women's logic here is lame."
Edited 6/7/2006 3:39 am ET by sild
Edited 6/7/2006 2:34 am ET by sild
No, you missed a step in the brilliant logic, which may be why you are confused. It goes like this:
"Because you don't want to vacation in Cuba , you also would not want Fidel in YOUR country , and since you would not want him in your country he must be a threat.
See?
Post 984: "Well, what is the reason you wouldn't want him here? Is it because he could possibly kill you for not agreeing with him? Is it because you would have no rights?"
So, if Fidel set foot on US soil that is what would happen? Can you please explain to me how Fidel would take over the US? I am really curious.
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