The study done by WHO, published on Monday in the journal Environment International, found that deaths from heart disease linked with working long hours increased by 42% between 2000 and 2016.
This work-related disease burden is particularly significant in men (72% of deaths occurred among males).
WHO said there are two ways in which working long hours can cause death.
⛔️First, the psychological stress from working long hours can generate a physiological response, triggering reactions in the cardiovascular system and lesions that cause a change in tissue.
⛔️The second is through health-harming behavior in response to stress, including smoking, drinking alcohol, poor diet, physical inactivity and impaired sleep and poor recovery — all considered risk factors for heart disease and stroke.
“Working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard,” Dr. Maria Neira, director of WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health said in a statement.
🎯”It’s time that we all, governments, employers, and employees wake up to the fact that long working hours can lead to premature death.”🎯
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