'Lifestyle' diseases hit India's IT workers

[OhioChick]

Friday September 14, 2007

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.

So-called lifestyle diseases are estimated to have wiped $9bn (£4.4bn) off the country's national income in 2005, but the cost could reach more than £100bn over the next 10 years if corrective action is not taken soon, the report claims.

The study by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations says that although India's boom has brought spiralling corporate profits and higher incomes for employees, it has also led to a surge in workplace stress and lifestyle diseases. The health minister, Anbumani Ramadoss, said his biggest concern was the IT industry, which has grown rapidly on the boom in international outsourcing in recent years.

"It's the fastest-growing industry in our country, but it is most vulnerable to lifestyle diseases," Mr Ramadoss said. "Its future growth could be stunted if we don't address the problem now."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2168834,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=technology

:nopity: Most from the US in the IT field have been dealing with this for years........

[partylessinOhio]

1. What goes around, comes around.

They stole these jobs from Americans. They deserve to reap these benefits. :evilgrin:

[Double T]

2. The corrupt corporate world has got to be the leading cause of death......

due to stress and anxiety. Best medicine for stress, next to a pill, is a good laugh.