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Study Says: Long Hours Make Fat

curiousMay 12, 2026·87 words·1 min read

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Study Says: Long Hours Make Fat
Long work hours may make people fat. A new study says this. Scientists looked at 33 countries. They studied 30 years of data. The U.S. has long work hours. The U.S. also has high obesity.
Long hours give people stress. Stress makes the body store fat. Long workers do not have time to cook. So they often eat fast food.
Some people in the UK want a four-day week. They say it can help health. Other people are not sure. The UK government will not force this.
Vocabulary Translations· 6 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

obesityn.

being very fat in a way that is bad for health

béo phìobesidade肥満obeziteobesidadotyłośćالسمنةobesitasожирение肥胖症비만
stressn.

a bad feeling of worry from too much work

căng thẳngestresseストレスstresestrésstresضغط نفسيstressстресс压力스트레스
scientistn.

a person who studies science

nhà khoa họccientista科学者bilim insanıcientíficonaukowiecعالمwetenschapperучёный科学家과학자
four-day weekadj.

working only four days each week

tuần làm việc bốn ngàysemana de quatro dias週4日労働dört günlük iş haftasısemana de cuatro díasczterodniowy tydzień pracyأسبوع العمل أربعة أيامvierdaagse werkweekчетырёхдневная рабочая неделя四天工作周주 4일 근무
governmentn.

the people who lead a country

chính phủgoverno政府hükümetgobiernorządحكومةregeringправительство政府정부
forcev.

to make someone do something

ép buộcforçar強制するzorlamakobligarzmuszaćيجبرdwingenзаставлять强制강요하다

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