A new poll, which is part of the Philips Health & Wellbeing Index report, has found that most Britons find home environment stressful than the office one.
Around 58% of the people surveyed said their partners caused more stress as compared to 43% who said their boss caused more stress.
Stress and the Gender Divide
Stress has become entwined in the current lifestyle of a young working couple and has resulted in the rise in incidence of hypertension, diabetes and psychosomatic illnesses.
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18% of women said husbands or partners annoyed them, as compared with 12% of men who voiced similar sentiments.
Women were also more worried about the effect of weight on their health with 40% being concerned about obesity, while 20% each were concerned about cancer and high cholesterol.
Finally 58% of respondents felt obesity was detrimental to their health.
Source: Medindia
Finally 58% of respondents felt obesity was detrimental to their health.
Source: Medindia
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