Consumers feeling the pinch

The effects of the credit crunch are now reaching past companies and beginning to affect individuals and, in particular, their health, according to the results of two surveys conducted by Bupa. According to Bupa's 2008 Healthy Cities Survey that looked at 10 major cities in the UK, the credit crunch was leading to the UK public taking up unhealthy habits as a reaction to the stresses it is suffering: 31% of those taking the survey said they are losing sleep because of fears over redundancies, 20% are worried about developing depression for the same reason and 9% said they are eating more ...