Work is good for your health?

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Work is good for your health?
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Mon, 05-15-2006 - 5:25am

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=43421
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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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:12am

Exactly my point.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:13am
Those evil Bushes are out to get all of us, aren't they?
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:13am

Oh, but I forgot about his brother, Billy.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:14am
Can you please explain what you mean?
iVillage Member
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:14am
Actually, peteynjoeysmom suggested that you must have secret sources in order to believe as you do, not I. Where do you get the basis for your belief in Saddam as evil terrrorist mastermind and enabler?
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:14am

Exactly the point we have been trying to make against stone.


PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:16am

It's your Kennedy clause.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:16am

Based on what I have read about the man, I believe that.


PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:17am
She never say she *was* jealous of you. You may want to reread her post again.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 11:17am
i disagree that they are out to get all of us - they are pretty good at looking out for thier "cronies" (to use one of your words). but yes, i do agree that they are evil, along with immoral, incompetent, and arrogant
Jennie

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