'Lifestyle' diseases hit India's IT workers

Rajesh Mahapatra in New Delhi
Friday September 14, 2007
The Guardian

India's rapid economic growth could be slowed by a sharp rise in the 
prevalence of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, and the successful 
information technology industry is likely to be the hardest hit, a study 
has found.

Long working hours, night shifts and a sedentary lifestyle make people 
employed at such companies prone to heart disease and diabetes, the 
report said. There have also been growing reports of depression and 
family breakdown in the industry.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,,2168954,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=12

Work is not an end but a means to an end and it is definitely not the 
purpose of life.


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