Working more than 10 hours a day for at least 50 days a year saw people more likely to suffer a devastating attack. Those regularly working more than 10 hours a day were compared to full time employees who worked less than that. Working age adults who had worked long hours for more than 10 years were overall 45% more likely to have a stroke. Blue collar workers with physical jobs were 59% more likely to have a stroke after a decade of putting in long hours. (Image: Getty)For “low skilled” office workers increased risk of 70%, while for “high skilled” office workers it was 77%.

Source: Daily Mirror June 20, 2019 18:04 UTC