Tacking obesity is not only a challenge individually, but it also can help drive program design of a well-run workplace program. We recently reported that the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force has issued a Draft Recommendation Statement on the role of behavioral...
Yesterday we highlighted the World Health Organization's "Obesity and Overweight" data fact sheet, which offers useful information for well-run workplace wellness programs and individuals alike. Some of the key facts: Worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975....
The health risks tied to obesity are stark -- and the data are central to informing workplace wellness programs -- as we have recently reported. One study, titled “The impact of confounding on the associations of different adiposity measures with the incidence of...