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, 06-06-2006 - 2:49pm
Have you ever been to Cuba?
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:50pm
Under which type of government would you be willing to live if you had the choice?
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:54pm

"Yes, I am saying they don't. Prove to me that they do. I gave you a link earlier today, show me how the 10 worst dictators (or best, depending on how you look at it) directly threaten the lives and safety of the American people and how the simple fact that they exist is threatening democracy."

"You're right. They don't threaten us at all."

"Oh and again, what exactly is wrong with questioning the government of our country? Isn't that one of the big bonuses of living in a democracy?"

Nothing wrong with that but the disdain and hatred is obvious.

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:55pm
that is not the question - the question is how do dictators threaten our way of life? how does castro threaten our way of life here in the us?
Jennie
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:55pm

Then you aren't aware of what has occurred often on this debate board.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:56pm
how is that relevant to whether or not castro is a threat to the american way of life?
Jennie
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:57pm
Oh, he should have been dealt with before I was even born.
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:57pm

That I can answer then.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 2:59pm
Would you be comfortable there going on vacation? He's a threat to every American.
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 3:00pm

You said it threatened US safety.

PumpkinAngel

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