News article: Employers work on obesity

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 by Andy Pollen
I thought this article from the Sustainable Industries e-zine was full of practical tips that all of us can apply to help combat the growing waistlines of ourselves and our coworkers. These tips are not new to bariatric weight loss surgery patients who learn many of these tricks pre and post-operatively. The first few paragraphs are below and full text can be found by clicking here.

No matter what popular diet books say, losing weight is about eating fewer calories. New research recently confirmed this simple formula without equivocation. So why do most successful dieters gain weight back? And is this conundrum related to our obesity epidemic? The answer isn’t simple but it’s fascinating, and businesses can play a bigger role than they may think.

If you’re reading this article, chances are your company has already adopted many socially responsible business practices. But has overfeeding your employees gotten any attention? Perhaps it’s time to think about some new patterns in creative ways. We’ve got a lot to gain, and perhaps even more to lose.



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