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Business Travel Has Health Risks, Says This Study

Posted by proforma on April 30, 2011

With businesses becoming increasingly global, it seems more of our family and friends are traveling on business, with deleterious effects on their health. Those who travel extensively — 20 days per month — reported high rates of obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels.

A study recently published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine used data on more than 13,000 employees. As the amount of travel increased, so also did the rates of less than good health. Extensive travelers were 92 percent more likely to be obese, and 260 percent more likely to rate their health as fair to poor, compared to light travelers (one to six nights per month).