People working in jobs with high promotion rates are 20 per cent less likely to develop heart diseases than those, with little chance of improving their life avenues, reported Daily Mail.
Researchers studied the employment histories of 4,700 British civil servants and found those in jobs with double the rate of promotion had around a 20 per cent lower chance of being diagnosed with heart disease.
Researchers took the existing prevalence of heart disease to carry out their study.
The study, conducted by Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology at University College London, and Michael Anderson from the University of California, Berkeley, was published in the Economic Journal.
Sir Micheal said the survey showed that 'favorable shocks can positively impact health'.
"There is little question that, individuals, achieving higher socio-economic position is good for health. Promotion is one mechanism for upward mobility. Upward social mobility is good for health," he added.