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: 01-13-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:57pm
i didnt listen to his whole conversation as he really makes me ill, but i think part of it was abut how he would play catch with his son but not his daughter, his daughter could go shopping and learn to cook from her mother. if you heard this show and recall more of it than i do please fill me in.
Jennie
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Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:58pm

Why shouldn't I?

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Registered: 08-12-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:59pm

Nice oversimplification.

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 2:59pm

Did you miss where the Prez admitted he has no credible evidence of WMD?

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 3:00pm

"Pretty much. It's scary what many people believe just because they "read" it somewhere or "heard" it from someone that they think is credible and neutral."

That's how I feel about some comments made on this board.

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Says who? If that were true than why bother with us?

They want us to believe that we're morons and can't do anything to protect ourselves.

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Registered: 01-13-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 3:00pm
how about a pen or pencil, couldnt they be jammed into your eye how about a heavy book or laptop, i could see getting knocked unconcious by either of those. that is what i have to lol about is that anyone would believe that keeping nail clippers off of airplanes is doing anything to increase national security
Jennie
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 3:01pm

Double negatives are evidence of education?

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 3:02pm

No, I do not.

What would they do with that information, if hypothetically speaking, your DH and yourself viewed porn?

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 3:03pm
You got nothing more recent than 30 years ago?

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 05-30-2006 - 3:03pm
I never claimed to be head cheerleader for Bush. Actually, no one has even asked how I felt about the guy.

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