Longer Work Hours Linked to Obesity, Renewing UK Four-Day Week Debate
A 1990–2022 OECD study finds countries with higher annual working hours have greater obesity prevalence; reducing hours by 1% is linked to a 0.16% drop in obesity, possibly due to less stress and more time for exercise and healthy eating. While not proving causation and with income as another factor, the findings revive calls for a UK four-day week, with pilots ongoing and government opposition to mandating a shorter workweek.
