Abstract
Regarding somatic symptoms in the long-term unemployed, I wish to add from an ecotrophological perspective (1) that longer-term unemployment is also associated with a higher risk of obesity (2, 3). In the targeted health promotion for the long-term unemployed rightly proposed by Dr Herbig et al., the documented increased physical inactivity compared with people in employment should be considered (1, 3). For example, a three-month exercise intervention improved physical performance in long-term unemployed persons and lowered their blood pressure readings, percentage of body fat, backache, and depression (4). In this setting, using pedometers could be a simple but extremely effective aid in motivating long-term unemployed persons to exercise more.
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