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, 06-06-2006 - 2:06pm
Sorry about that. I re-read it and I guess it could mean according the law, but I meant according to myself.
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Registered: 12-10-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:07pm

Very true....And I think people *wanted* to believe for so long that the almighty leader couldn't possibly be lying or taking them down the wrong path.

I still do think there are a lot of idiots out there, though ;)lol

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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:08pm

The privilede of being born in the greatest country in the world.

And that's JMHO.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:08pm
So...you already knew that the US funded terrorists but you wanted her to spell it out? That doesn't make any sense. You seemed to be posting as if you doubted very much that the US had ever funded terrorists and yet you now say you knew all along that they did. So what was your point in claiming that they didn't? (Given that you already knew that they did.)
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:11pm
I have a 20 year old niece who is like an old soul. I know that she is not your typical 20 year old, but is quite wise beyond her years due to her upbringing and personality. So they are out there. She certainly is different from me when I was 20.
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:11pm
I wanted to see which instance she would choose.
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Registered: 05-26-2006
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:12pm

"And since I've just read that you're only 20 years old, you're not even considered an adult yet. So, get some more life experience besides the 4 walls of a college classroom with a liberal professor spewing things at you and then I'll debate with you."

I'm going to assume this is directed at me - sorry if i assumed wrong.

I'm considered an adult in Canada; I have every right an adult has...well, you can't rent a car until you're 25 I believe, so I guess I don't have that one. But I can vote, buy alcohol, smokes, go to the bars, drive; I'm not sure what else there is?

I'm not even trying to debate with you, I'm not claiming to know anything on the subject, but I can tell when points are being argued with no basis - I think university definitley teaches one how to argue (or else why are we writing so many papers?) - technically I'm not writing them anymore, since i'm in Science, but i had to at one time.

I'm not saying you're wrong. Just that you don't go about backing your opinions up very well.

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Registered: 12-10-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:13pm
idiot savants?
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Registered: 03-03-2006
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:14pm
Now, why couldn't people post that to the other poster when she said that her 16 year old sister helped her change her mind? It seems that only if the situations fit the individual poster, then they claim it's true. I'm sure there are many people younger than myself that I would take advice from in certain situations.
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:15pm

You'd be surprised how many Canadians are patriotic and don't think that the US is greater than their own country.

edited to add: notice how I said "you'd" be surprised. Other people aren't surprised at all when people express love for their own country.




Edited 6/6/2006 2:17 pm ET by susannahk2000

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