Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk of stroke, heart attack

Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by andyjsong on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:30AM (#27180873)

So do people who don't work at all, have a lower risk of stroke, heart attack than people who do work?

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Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by HPsquared on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:48AM (#27180978)

My heuristic is that most health issues are non-linear with a "healthy middle ground".

Not everything has a healthy middle ground though - work could be like radiation exposure (linear no threshold model). That's probably more for "work-related toxicity", both mental and physical, rather than work itself.

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Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by tester34 on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:38AM (#27180917)

I think not working at all could affect your mental health if you didnt have decent substitute

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Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by Atlantium on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:46AM (#27180961)

There are two extremes here. One extreme is excessive work while the other is no work. In between the two lies a range of working hours which is tolerable to humans.

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Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by Bancakes on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:34AM (#27180897)

No, being sedentary also raises your chances.

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Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by tester34 on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:37AM (#27180915)

well, not working != not doing anything :P

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Re:Working over 55 hours a week associated with higher risk ... by dheera on Monday May 17, 2021 @03:34AM (#27180900)

No. Citation?

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