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 - 2:00pm

So you are again making claims that you do not have first hand knowledge of nor any factual evidence?

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:00pm

"You don't think the head of FEMA and his qualification have anything to do in how a natural disaster was handled?"

So, are you saying that he was underqualified?

If you are, who do you think would've done a better job?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:00pm
I did not speak for every other American. Based on the polls at the time, I estimated that about 200 million were conned, although it may have been less than that.
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:01pm
but until i break the law they should not be able to listen to my conversations - period. it appears you are a person who is willing to give up your freedoms for what you believe to be some sense of security - i on the other hand dont buy that illegal wiretapping is making us safer, and am not willing to give up my freedoms for some false sense of security.
Jennie
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:02pm
What? When did I make false claims?
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:05pm
I'm trying to follow this thread, but I'm getting all confused. Who brings guns to a crucifixion?
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:05pm
Sorry, it was in this thread. I'll try and find it.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:06pm

I asked what you are basing those comments on, not a repeat of those comments.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:07pm

For what?


I already gave you a list of facts as to

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:08pm
Okay, so about 100 million weren't conned?

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