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BBC Learning English Words in the News Working could kill us 17 September 2012 Words in the News © British Broadcasting Corporation 2012 Page 1 of 2 bbclearningenglish.com A large European study has shown that having a highly demanding job, but little control over it, could be a deadly combination. A report published in the Lancet medical journal showed a link between a stressful workplace and an increased risk of a heart attack. James Gallagher reports for the BBC: Too much work, too little time and no freedom to make decisions can lead to a form of stress known as job strain. It can appear in any profession, but is more common in lower skilled jobs which can combine tough workloads and little responsibility. The analysis looked at data from nearly two hundred thousand people in thirteen European countries. It found that those in high strain jobs were twenty three per cent more likely to have had a heart attack or to have died from coronary heart disease. However, smoking, not exercising or having an unhealthy diet all have a much greater impact on the heart. Agencies, such as the British Heart Foundation, said stress at work was often unavoidable, but people in high stress jobs could target risks to their heart in other areas of their lives.
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Transcript of 120917123554_120917_witn_work_stress
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BBC Learning English
Words in the News
Working could kill us
17 September 2012
Words in the News British Broadcasting Corporation 2012 Page 1 of 2
bbclearningenglish.com
A large European study has shown that having a highly demanding job, but little control
over it, could be a deadly combination. A report published in the Lancet medical journal
showed a link between a stressful workplace and an increased risk of a heart attack.
James Gallagher reports for the BBC:
Too much work, too little time and no freedom to make decisions can lead to a form of
stress known as job strain. It can appear in any profession, but is more common in
lower skilled jobs which can combine tough workloads and little responsibility.
The analysis looked at data from nearly two hundred thousand people in thirteen
European countries. It found that those in high strain jobs were twenty three per cent
more likely to have had a heart attack or to have died from coronary heart disease.
However, smoking, not exercising or having an unhealthy diet all have a much greater
impact on the heart.
Agencies, such as the British Heart Foundation, said stress at work was often
unavoidable, but people in high stress jobs could target risks to their heart in other
areas of their lives.
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Words in the News British Broadcasting Corporation 2012
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bbclearningenglish.com
Vocabulary and definitions
freedom power or right to act
profession paid occupation
workloads amounts of work expected to be done
the analysis the research or study
coronary heart disease the narrowing or blockage of the arteries and vessels
that provide oxygen and nutrients to the heart
impact effect
unavoidable cannot be prevented
target concentrate on
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