Wednesday 14 January 2015

Working too hard can drive you to booze

Cocktails sit on a bar in Paris on July 11, 2013 It's true: working too hard can drive you to drink, said researchers Wednesday who warned of the health risks of such dual excess. An overview of studies covering more than 400,000 people showed that individuals who exceed 48 working hours per week -- the European Union's suggested maximum -- are likelier to consume "risky" quantities of alcohol, they said. The paper, published in The BMJ journal, reported that long working hours boosted the likelihood of higher alcohol intake by 11 percent overall. "Risky" alcohol use was defined as more than 14 units per week for a woman and more than 21 for a man -- levels that have been linked to a higher risk for liver and heart disease, cancer, stroke and mental disorders.




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