Business travel is bad for your health
May 3, 2011
Living life à la George Clooney in Up in the Air–that is travelling all the time for work–results in poor BMI and obesity, says a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Actually, referring to this business travel as down on the ground rather than up in the air is more accurate, as 81 percent was conducted in cars (in this study at least). And as you might expect, it’s the poor food choices while on the road and spending much time sitting that were leading factors to the health issues.
More specifically, employees who travelled 20 days or more per month had average BMI of 27.5kg/m2 compared to 26.1 for employees who travelled less than six days monthly.
Business travel not looking so glamorous anymore, eh?
Filed under: Diet,Healthy Swellness,Travel Swellness
4 Comments Leave a Comment
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Leila | May 3, 2011 at 10:40 AM
It’s funny because friends tell me how lucky I am to travel for work, but a lot of the time I’m in and out of the city without even knowing where I was. Although I do fly for my travel, I do have to say Pearson needs to get their act together when it comes to healthy food options. The fact I have to buy a salad from Pizza Pizza is somewhat saddening to me.
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healthandswellness | May 3, 2011 at 11:04 AM
Hey, salad from Pizza Pizza is better than greasy pretzel at LaGuardia!
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Janet | May 4, 2011 at 9:51 AM
And it’s horrible trying to eat vegetarian at an airport. “No ma’am, we only have chicken left. That’s it. Don’t you eat chicken?”
It must be a nightmare for anyone trying to eat kosher, or for diabetes, or any number of other things.
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healthandswellness | May 4, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Oh my gosh, how true, that must be super difficult!!
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