Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7331868 | Social Science & Medicine | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Two UK-based samples of working adults reveal strong associations between job-loss and excess weight gain. The mediating behaviours are so far unclear but psychosocial mechanisms and sleep-loss may contribute to the excess weight gain among individuals who become unemployed.
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Authors
Pablo Monsivais, Adam Martin, Marc Suhrcke, Nita G. Forouhi, Nicholas J. Wareham,