Re:Long hours link to dementia risk
by TomOfTTB on Sunday March 01, 2009 @12:53AM
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Wow. Next they'll be telling us that people who lift weights excessively are susceptible to muscle strain.
[I wish I had an eye rolling smiley to put here]
Maybe I'm just simplifying things too much but it seems to me that the average work week we have now evolved over time because it seemed to produce optimal results. Meaning pushing yourself to work extra hours would be considered excessive and would in turn adversely affect those parts of your body that you are using during your work (namely your brain).
As for the rest of the article's conclusion (shorter sleeping hours, excessive alcohol use, etc...) it would seem those would be a result of the reason behind the excessive work. People generally over work for stress causing reasons (fear of losing their job, trying to start a business, etc...) So any symptoms of stress can probably be attributed to that and not the over work (which is in itself a symptom)
[I wish I had an eye rolling smiley to put here]
Maybe I'm just simplifying things too much but it seems to me that the average work week we have now evolved over time because it seemed to produce optimal results. Meaning pushing yourself to work extra hours would be considered excessive and would in turn adversely affect those parts of your body that you are using during your work (namely your brain).
As for the rest of the article's conclusion (shorter sleeping hours, excessive alcohol use, etc...) it would seem those would be a result of the reason behind the excessive work. People generally over work for stress causing reasons (fear of losing their job, trying to start a business, etc...) So any symptoms of stress can probably be attributed to that and not the over work (which is in itself a symptom)