Work and Diet: Fat Chance ; Whether It Be Due to Snacking On Crisps or Sitting at a Desk All Day, Going to Work Can Be Bad for Your Health. Jo Ind Spoke to Three Birmingham Companies Who Have Turned Their Offices Into Opportunities for Fitness

Birmingham Post › July 06, 2005

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Tell a colleague at work you are trying to lose weight and there is a good chance you will come across that little explored phenomenon of diet-envy.

There is always someone in the office who greets an aspiring slimmer's efforts with ridicule rather than support.

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Work and Diet: Fat Chance ; Whether It Be Due to Snacking On Crisps or Sitting at a Desk All Day, Going to Work Can Be Bad for Your Health. Jo Ind Spoke to Three Birmingham Companies Who Have Turned Their Offices Into Opportunities for Fitness

When you consider that nearly four million people in Britain work more than 48 hours a weekthat is a lot of time to be distracted from healthy-eating efforts.

Six weeks ago, three Birmingham companies set about countering the fattening workplace culture by going on a competitive team slim.

Eight members of staff from Symphony Hall, six fro...

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