http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/19/07/2012/58635/counterweight-a-proactive-approach-to-workplace-obesity.htm#.UGlQsLSzqSo
Risks to the health of obese employees have implications for the workplace, but an awareness scheme aims to tackle issues at the early stages. Maria Dow outlines an evidence-based programme for weight management in the work environment.
"The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on overweight and obesity were published in 2006. Recommendations are that workplaces should endorse weight management programmes that aim for realistic weight losses of between 5% and 10% and focus on long-term lifestyle changes.
Practitioners delivering weight management should help employees to embrace these clinically beneficial weight loss targets of between 5% and 10%. For those who are not ready to make changes to their lifestyles, they should be encouraged to maintain their weight to avoid further weight gain."
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