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- Title
Work stress, weight gain and weight loss: evidence for bidirectional effects of job strain on body mass index in the Whitehall II study.
- Authors
Kivimäki, M; Head, J; Ferrie, J E; Shipley, M J; Brunner, E; Vahtera, J; Marmot, M G
- Abstract
Previous research has focused on overall associations between work stress and body mass index (BMI) ignoring the possibility that stress may cause some people to eat less and lose weight and others to eat more. Using longitudinal data, we studied whether work stress induced weight loss in lean individuals and weight gain in overweight individuals.
- Publication
International journal of obesity (2005), 2006, Vol 30, Issue 6, p982
- ISSN
0307-0565
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ijo.0803229