Is That Next Career Promotion Dooming You to an Extra Couple Pounds?




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Women make up 51 percent of the U.S. working professional population. That means more women then ever are in the workforce, climbing the corporate ladder. But is that new high-power job impacting your health? A recent study showed that women higher on the corporate structure, working 35 or more hours a week, were more likely to gain weight than women who worked less hours. What is it about these jobs that makes the weight stick? <a href="http://medicine.utah.edu/faculty/mddetail.php?facultyID=u0031449">Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones</a> sheds some light on the realities of the study and share some tips about how to keep yourself healthy when achieving your professional goals.