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 - 12:18pm
Ahem, that would be Long Guyland.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:20pm
Why would you "believe" any media outlet?
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:20pm
It's just those rape and murder convictions - they'll sink your reputation every time.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:38pm
surely you are not suggesting that the conservative media doesnt put their spin on things and put down people who dont believe as they do. ever heard of sean hannity, bill oreilly, rush limbaugh, etc.......
Jennie
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:41pm
Are you suggesting that Bush isn't responsible for the invasion or Iraq or for his administration (and his) position that warrants aren't necessary for wiretaps?
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:41pm
nah, i only blame bush for the failures that are his - there are so many of those who has time to try to invent others. and personally i dont want anyone listening to any of my conversations, regardless of content, unless they go thru the proper legal channels, not as some part of a random lets bug the world and see what we get.
Jennie
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:44pm
That's how Jewish people pronounce it. I'm not Jewish.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:45pm
Because they are fair and balanced.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:46pm
It might not be so funny if it was someone from your family.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 12:47pm
Nooooo, I've never heard of them. I have dreams about Sean Hannity at night.

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