According to a new study in Preventing Chronic Disease, having the wrong job is associated with a more than doubled risk of obesity.
Researchers surveyed 37,626 Washington state workers and found that, while 24.6 percent of them were obese.
Check out where your job falls on the obesity prevalence scale:
The Jobs with the Highest Obesity Risk:
1. Truck drivers - 38.6 percent
2. Transportation and material moving - 37.9 percent
3. Protective services - 33.3 percent
4. Cleaning and building services - 29.5 percent
5. Health services - 28.8 percent
6. Mechanics and repairers - 28.9 percent
7. Administrative support - 27.9 percent
8. Personal services - 27.2 percent
9. Technicians (plus related support) - 26.6 percent
10. Precision production and plant operators - 26.1 percent
The Jobs with the Lowest Obesity Risk:
1. Health-diagnosing occupations - 11.6 percent
2. Natural and social scientists - 17.3 percent
3. Postsecondary teachers -17.6 percent
4. Health assessment and treating (not including registered nurses) - 18.2 percent
5. Other professional specialties - 19.7 percent
6. Construction - 19.9 percent
7. Food preparation and service - 20.1 percent
8. Engineers, architects, and surveyors - 20.2 percent
9. Lawyers and judges - 21.7 percent
10. Math and computer scientists - 21.8 percent
If your job puts you at a higher risk of being overweight and a career change isn't an option, don't freak out. Researchers also polled the respondents on their off-the-clock exercise habits and found that they play a pretty big role in maintaining a healthy weight.
(Fox News)
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