A recent study in the International Journal of Obesity analyzed this problem. In brief, a group of 40 – 60 year old women and men were studied for their weight gain during a previous 12 month period via questionnaire。近，《國際肥胖雜志》研究了工作與肥胖的關系。簡單來說，該研究通過問卷調查的方式對一組40-60歲之間的男女在過去的12個月里導致體重增加的原因進行了研究。考生如果怕自己錯過考試報名時間和考試時間的話，可以 免費預約短信提醒，屆時會以短信的方式提醒大家報名和考試時間。

The variables included 7 factors: job demands, job control, work fatigue, working overtime, work-related mental strain,social support, and work–home interface。引起體重增加的原因包括以下七個因素：工作要求、工作控制、工作疲勞、加班工作、工作相關的精神緊張、社會支持和工作與家庭的關系。

The results were then adjusted for age, education, marital status, physical strain and body mass index。研究也把年齡、受教育程度、婚姻情況、身體素質和體重指數等因素考慮了進去。

I’m betting you’ve already guessed the results – for who of haven’t faced this challenge of balancing work life, home life, and health priorities?我想你已經猜到結果了吧：體重增加的人是不是極力想平衡工作、生活和健康的那些人呢?

RESULTS: In the previous 12 months, 25% of women and 19% of men reported weight gain. Work fatigue and working overtime were associated with weight gain in both sexes. Women who were dissatisfied with combining paid work and family life were more likely to have gained weight. Men with low job demands were less likely to have gained weight. All of these associations were independent of each other。研究結果：在過去的12個月里，四分之一(25%)的女性和五分之一(19%)的男性報告稱體重有所增加。無論男女，體重增加都與工作疲勞和加班工作有關。受到工作與家庭牽絆的女性尤其容易發胖。所有的相關性都是根據個體的研究得出的結果。

The study concluded that work fatigue and working overtime are risk factors for weight gain。研究后得出結論，工作疲勞和加班工作是導致過勞肥的危險因素。

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