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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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:33pm
What does that have to do with anything?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:37pm

It is a fact that the Niger uranium claim was false, and that it being flse was known to the administration prior to the claim being made by Bush. That is a fact.

It is a fact that Wolfowitz admitted at some point that WMD seemed like the reason for going to war that would best sway the American people.

There are a whole list of similar facts, but since you do not seem to take such things into account, there is not much reason to type them all up.

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:38pm

It was a leap from me passing on a bit of information about basic board key functions

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:39pm

"It is a fact that Wolfowitz admitted at some point that WMD seemed like the reason for going to war that would best sway the American people."

So you meaned they conned us into going to war? For what purpose?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:40pm
Well, I wouldn't have even mentioned it then.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:43pm

Not true.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:43pm
A fact, huh? As determined by whom? How is it that these so-called facts are so crystal clear to you, yet some of those other facts about our current administration completely escape you?
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:44pm

First hand knowledge?


PumpkinAngel

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:46pm

Any leader I name, fault can be found with. I've said that before.

I answered in another post that none of the Kennedy's that were named have been convicted of murder or rape.

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 1:47pm

You didn't answer the question.

PumpkinAngel

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