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One reason so many American women are overweight may be that we are vacuuming and doing laundry less often, according to a new study that, while scrupulously even-handed, is likely to stir controversy and emotions.
The study, published this month in PLoS One, is a follow-up to an influential 2011 report which used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine that, during the past 50 years, most American workers began sitting down on the job. Physical activity at work, such as walking or lifting, almost vanished, according to the data, with workers now spending most of their time seated before a computer or talking on the phone. Consequently, the authors found, the average American worker was burning almost 150 fewer calories daily at work than his or her employed parents had, a change that had materially contributed to the rise in obesity during the same time frame, especially among men, the authors concluded.
But that study, while fascinating, was narrow, focusing only on people with formal jobs. It overlooked a large segment of the population, namely a lot of women.
Fifty years ago, a majority of women did not work outside of the home, said Edward Archer, a research fellow with the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, and lead author of the new study.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/what-housework-has-to-do-with-waistlines/
And while you are up doing yer house chores get me a sammich and a beer....
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Not only do I have a dirty house, I'm gonna gain wait. Oy vey.
sadbear
(4,340 posts)Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)My mom had a Hotpoint dishwasher in the early 60s and I've always had one too.
At the moment I'm using a KitchenAid that is probably 20 years old.
Dishwashers heat the water to 165 deg. F to kill the germs.
monmouth3
(3,871 posts)around this apartment. I do walk to the store but then back here again. I'm guilty as charged.
Bucky
(54,027 posts)Yeeeaaahhh!!