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Experts call for UK four-day week as study links long work hours to obesity
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10.05.2026

Experts call for UK four-day week as study links long work hours to obesity

Countries such as US and Mexico that have longer hours also have higher obesity rates, research findsThose who work longer hours are more likely to be obese and cutting how much time you spend working could help you keep the weight off, research suggests.International research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul compared working patterns and obesity prevalence for 33 OECD countries from 1990 to 2022. The study found that countries such as the US, Mexico and Colombia, which have longer annual working hours, also had higher obesity rates, even though northern European countries consume more energy and fat on average than those in Latin America. Continue reading...

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Guardian UK
UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls by Two Years as Obesity and Mental Illness Crisis Worsens
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Gesundheit·27.04.2026KI-Zusammenfassung

UK Healthy Life Expectancy Falls by Two Years as Obesity and Mental Illness Crisis Worsens

The UK's healthy life expectancy has fallen by two years to around 60.7 years for men and 60.9 for women between 2012-14 and 2022-24, diverging from rising trends in other rich countries. The Health Foundation warns most areas now fall below the state pension age of 66, meaning people spend years in ill-health before retirement, with the poorest areas below 55 years. The thinktank calls for bolder policies including extending sugar tax principles to other products and minimum unit pricing of alcohol.

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Guardian UK