Overtime work is bad for the heart, new research finds
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 09:22
in Health & Medicine
Working overtime is bad for the heart, according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants in London: the Whitehall II study. The study found that, compared with people who did not work overtime, people who worked three or more hours longer than a normal, seven-hour day had a 60 percent higher risk of heart-related problems such as death due to heart disease, non-fatal heart attacks and angina.