Frequent travellers have high obesity risk

3 June 2011

Watch the film and learn about InterHealthâ€™s comments to the BBC on this vital piece of researchâ€¦

A new study from Columbia University suggests that frequent travellers, and surprisingly those working at high pressure at headquarters with no travel, are almost twice as likely to be overweight or obese, with correspondingly poorer health than those who travel occasionally.

We see a large number of both pressurised HQ staff and Frequent Travellers, making this report very relevant to a key part of InterHealth’s work.

Watch the film and learn about InterHealth’s comments to the BBC on this vital piece of research…

A few simple things identified and dealt with before they become serious, such as raised cholesterol, high blood pressure and being overweight can prolong lives and increase wellbeing. InterHealth supports frequent travellers with a range of health advice in this key area of travellers’ health, so often neglected.

InterHealth contributes further to research on this topic

We have a range of data we plan to use to help further validate the findings from New York

In fact at InterHealth we have been screening frequent travellers for risks related to heart attacks and strokes for the past 20 years because we have realized this is an important but underreported part of appropriate health care...

How we support frequent travellers and office based staff

We provide targeted care to frequent travellers and those working in Headquarters to help identify areas of risk. The approach and needs of men and women are slightly different so we describe our medicals as MOTs for men and Wellness Medicals for Women.

In both, we look at health in general, life style issues connected with full-on lives and frequent travel. We always look at risks both for classic tropical illnesses such as malaria for those who travel, and guidance on the “cardiovascular” risks which the article highlights.

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