Sitting at Your Desk the Whole Day?

Office workers who are at their desks during the day gain a lot of weight during their fist year on the job, a recent research has revealed.

The weight gain during the first year of a desk job could be an average of 10 pounds, revealed the research.

Boring Desk Jobs Trigger Obesity
Boring desk jobs increase the risk of obesity among employees as they end up eating unhealthy snacks to spend their time.

The main reason could be inactivity during a desk job as well as wrong eating habits and the tendency to snack in-between.

Nearly 75% of people who answered a survey as part of the research said that they consumed a lot more while they were at work.

It appears that employees are always fighting the temptation to snack on junk food and are having a tough time resisting sweet treats that people bring to office.

Desk Jobs More Likely To Turn Employees Into Couch Potatoes
A study has claimed that desk jobs could make people to slump on the sofa at home and do no exercise.

Though, it is a great gesture of sharing delicacies during work and promotes a positive work environment, the piling pounds may not be so sweet after all!

Desk Jobs Increase Risk of Premature Death
A new research has found that those who have a sitting job are at a greater risk of premature death even if they have an active lifestyle.

Source-Medindia

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