Overworking increases the risk of stroke

    Overworking increases the risk of stroke

    Working too many hours a week increases the risk of stroke, according to a new British study

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    Overworking can result in a ictus. That's right: doing work for 55 hours or even longer a week can cause up to 33% higher risk of stroke, but also a more modest (13%) increased risk of developing coronary heart disease than working normally. 35 to 40 hours per week.

    In short, being workaholics only hurts: you just need to work an extra hour each day to see the risk of a stroke rise by 10% over the next eight and a half years.

    To say it are the scholars ofUniversity College London, according to which prolonged work stress can trigger real biological alterations in the organism that in the long run open the way to even serious pathologies.

    For the study, posted on The Lancet, the British researchers examined 25 studies involving over 600 people in Europe, the US and Australia, followed on average for 8,5 years. The increased risk for the indefatigable it has been confirmed, but it has also been taken into account those factors that are often the corollary of the most stressful jobs, such as smoking, alcohol and low physical activity.

    In addition, the data showed that the longer you work, the higher the danger of stroke: those who work between 41 and 48 hours a week, in fact, would present 10% more danger than those who accumulate standard working hours; 27% more between 49 and 54 hours and 33% if 55 hours per week are exceeded.

    “Pooling all available studies on this topic allowed us to investigate the association between accumulated hours of work and the risk of cardiovascular disease with greater precision than in the past. Now even health professionals should be aware that working too long is associated with the risk of stroke and possibly coronary heart disease ", explains Mika Kivimaki dell'University College London.



    In short, rhythms greater than 40 hours per week increase the chances of cardiocirculatory complications. Considering that not always, given the performance of our Italy, the more is adequately paid, are you sure you want to continue to be workaholics for glory?



    Germana Carillo

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