This week we're examining a new global program to reduce trans fats in diets -- thereby helping employees and people generally address obesity and chronic diseases. The World Health Organization plan is called REPLACE and aims to "eliminate industrially-produced...

Are employees getting enough exercise? Enabling access to exercise -- and encouraging a regularized fitness routine -- remains an important part of a well-run workplace wellness program. We previously noted a MedPage Today report: “Regardless of weight, inactivity may...

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...

For the last two days, we've explored how to reduce sugar, how rampant it is in our foods -- and how a well-run workplace wellness program can help employees on this health-improving track. For example, we noted that the University of California, San Francisco found...

Yesterday we reported on a new study from JAMA Cardiology that heightens the focus on why a well-run workplace wellness plan that helps employees manage obesity is key to improving employee health and reducing employer health costs. Today we take a deeper dive. The...

For company's who offer only minimal workplace wellness programming, a new report offers clear guidance: You may want to do more, as your employees' expectations are high. Workplace Insights writes that "employers’ efforts in the US to improve staff health and...