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: 03-26-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 3:56pm

"Why do dictators threaten democracy and our life? Are you saying they don't? "

I see no reason why they would threaten us, simply because they are dictators. Why don't you enlighten me?

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 3:57pm

There are loop holes in the restrictions.

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 3:59pm
Why would she need to be an expert to give decent fashion advice? She needs nothing more than a good eye and a resistance to faddishness- which looks especially bad on older people.
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Registered: 06-27-1998
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 3:59pm

I can't....the democracy I live in doesn't allow me free travel to that country and I don't qualify under the restrictions imposed by my government.


Interesting though, I have never ever said that I wanted to support Fidel Castro....where did you get that from?


PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:01pm
I have not been, but my best friend was there last year. What does have to do with anything though? The question was how Fidel threatens the US, remember?
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:04pm
As an American, I have no delusion that every other country is inferior (egads!). But I will rise to the challenge of something you can get in the US that you can't get in Canada: a nice, warm beach with balmy water. I've been to the Canadian shores and brrrrrr.... give me Florida any time. Not that that has anything to do with foreign policy, of course.
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:05pm

Congratulations and welcome to PKA land!

PumpkinAngel

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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:06pm
How I or anyone else might feel about visiting Cuba has nothing to do with the question. How is Fidel a threat to the US or any American, never mind every American?
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Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:07pm
Nope, Canada's out because

 

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 06-06-2006 - 4:07pm
It is in the eye of the beholder. But you pretty much shirked the challenge of coming up with something you can get in America but not Canada. You're an American and all you could come up with when given that challange was American citizenship! C'mon. Have a little pride. I noted the warm beaches of Florida.

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