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Workaholics have fatter kids

07.08.2019

Parents' long working hours increase their children's risk of being overweight and obese during preschool years, scientists at the Research Center for Social Research in Berlin have concluded.

The researchers studied data from 2,4 thousand children under the age of 6, taken from SOEP (Germany's regular socio-economic survey). Preschool age is crucial in shaping the weight of children, the publication notes. - The study found that children of mothers who work 35 hours a week or more are at increased risk of becoming overweight and obese - compared to children whose mothers do not work. The risk also increases when fathers work long hours (55 hours a week or more). In this case, even shorter working hours of mothers (24-34 hours a week) negatively affect the weight of children.

The researchers suggest that "along with the increase in working hours, the quality of nutrition and the level of physical activity of preschool children decreases." A possible reason for this relationship may be the disturbed sleep rhythm of children whose parents stay at work for a long time, the publication reports.

The negative impact of long-term work of parents on the weight of children was recorded mainly in families with medium and high incomes. No such relationship was found in low-income families. "Low-income parents are likely to be less informed about the impact diet and movement have on overweight and obesity in children. Therefore, for them, changing working hours may not have much effect on the quality of nutrition and physical activity," Jianghong, the author of the study, suggests. Lee: It is also possible that in low-affluence families, the negative effects of lack of time are offset by the benefits of higher earnings due to increased working hours.

Kindergarten attendance reduces the chances of children becoming overweight and obese, regardless of their social background, as children are physically active there.

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