People with demanding jobs and not much freedom to make decisions are more stressed out and have a 23% higher risk for a heart attack according to a study published in the September 2012 issue of the Lancet. Among about 200,000 people 30,000 had job strain and 2,300 had a heart attack over about a 7 year period.
Stress causes insomnia that leads to insulin and leptin resistance, and the development of type 2 diabetes and obesity. With a high unemployment rate this problem becomes even worse...
