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调查：年轻人身体更差更爱请病假Youngerpeopletwiceaslikelytocallinsick
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Youngerpeoplearetwiceaslikelytomissworkthroughillnessastheiroldercolleagues,accordingtoanewsurvey.
Under-30saremorelikelytostayathomewhilesufferingfromcoldsandflu,allergiesandintolerancesthanover-55s,figuresshowed.
Youngerpeoplewerealsomorelikelytotaketimeoffworkduetostress,tirednessandfeelingrundown,whichtheoldercontingentsaidwouldnotbeareasontocallinsick.
Almostoneinfivepeopleaged18to29admittedtheyhadmissedworkbecausetheywere"toohung-over",but85percentofover-55ssaidtheywouldonlymissworkiftheywerebedridden.
Thehigherratesofillnessinyoungerpeoplecouldbeexplainedbytheimpactofunhealthylifestyles,thesurveyof3,000peoplesuggested.
Menandwomenaged30andunderweremorelikelytoeatjunkfoodlikereadymealsandtakeawaysthanolderpeople,andwerehalfaslikelytoeatthefivedailyportionsoffruitandvegetablesthatexpertsrecommend.
Olderpeoplealsoshowedamorepositiveoutlooktowardstheirwellbeing,with59percentbelievingtheyarehealthierthantheirparentscomparedwithjust37percentoftheyoungergroup.
Anumberofunder-30sreportedthattheyoftenfallillasaresultofstress,withwork-relatedpressures,moneyissuesandrelationshipproblemsamongthemostcommoncauses.
Incontrast,fewerthanaquarterofover-55swhorepliedtothesurveysaidtheyoftenfeltunwellduetostressatwork.
Highlevelsofstresscouldcausesymptomsincludingirritability,headaches,tirednessandupsetstomachs,respondentssaid.
PeterMorton,themarketingmanagerofmultivitaminmanufacturerMultibionta,whichcommissionedthesurvey,said:“Today’sfastpaced,work-hardplay-hardlifestyleappearstobetakingitstollontheyoungergeneration.
“Apoorimmunesystemcausedbysmoking,drinkingandalackofnutritionallybeneficialfood,lendsitselftopeoplebeingmoresusceptibletocoughsandcoldswhichinturncanleadtosickdays.”
(ReadbyChristineMallari.ChristineMallariisajour