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Mercy Cardiologist Dr. Brian Kahn Addresses How Stress and Long Hours Impact Women's Diet, Health
Putting in long demanding hours at work may be worse for women
than it is for men.
A recent study looked at women and men who work long hours on
stressful jobs. The results showed women drank more caffeine,
smoked more often, exercised less, and ate more snacks high in
fat and sugar. According to Mercy cardiologist Dr. Brian Kahn,
women in these circumstances "end up eating less fruits and
vegetables, eating more of the snack foods which leads to diabetes,
overweight and increased risk for heart problems."
Dr. Kahn said it might be tough, but make the time to exercise.
He said it's a great stress reducer and replace those unhealthy
snacks with foods like carrots, celery and fresh fruits.
Dr. Kahn sees patients exclusively at the new Heart Center at
Overlea, located at Overlea Personal Physicians, 7602 Bel Air
Road. At The Heart Center, patients undergo echocardiography (ultrasound
for the heart), thallium stress testing (nuclear scanning test
or myocardial perfusion imaging test to show how well blood flows
to the heart) and stress echocardiography.
Dr. Kahn earned his medical degree in 1981 from the University
of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed his internship and
residency at Union Memorial Hospital before earning his fellowship
in Cardiology at the University of Maryland. Dr. Kahn served as
medical director of Open Heart Surgery and the Coronary Care Unit
while at Union Memorial Hospital in the mid to late 1990s.
He is a member of the Baltimore City Medical Society and received
his Fellowship at the American College of Cardiology.
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