British dentists are on the hunt for sugar in the workplace. They recommend avoiding sugary temptations, for the line like healthy teeth.
A return from vacation, a birthday… There are many occasions to celebrate around a cake or a few sweets. The UK School of Dental Surgery has decided to put a stop to it: Sweets in the workplace are furiously fueling the obesity epidemic. In a report, marked with Slate, they provide valuable advice to improve behavior in the workplace.
In principle, British workers tend to agree with dentists. 40% of them have made the resolution to lose weight, a quarter to eat healthier. A pious wish that is not always followed by action. In the country, two thirds of the population is overweight.
Google’s example
At the start of the year, the faculty of dental surgery – attached to the Royal College of Surgeons – decided to give volunteers a boost. One space should be targeted as a priority, in their eyes: the office. Because the temptations are sometimes numerous, underlines Professor Nigel Hunt, dean of the faculty. “Managers want to reward their employees for their efforts, colleagues want to celebrate special occasions, they want to bring back a holiday gift,” he lists. Sweets that are not always good for your health.
It is neither more nor less a change of culture that must be driven, according to dentists. They want to put an end to the “cake culture” in the workplace. Because it doesn’t just promote obesity. It is also particularly harmful to the health of our dear quenottes. As such, they cite the web giant, Google, as an example. The Moutain-View company (United States) has placed the sweets in opaque packaging and at a difficult distance to access, and offers smaller portions. Effective measures since they reduced calorie and sugar intake among employees of the American group.
No more snacking
From this model, dentists derive five major recommendations for employees. They start like at Google, by replacing cookies with less rich alternatives and reducing the size of the portions. But the faculty also suggests simple measures that are part of a healthy lifestyle: concentrate sugar intake at lunchtime, do not snack … and even develop a “sugar calendar”. In case of multiple birthdays, for example, bringing them together in one celebration is a good idea.
Employers can help too, by focusing on fruits and nuts, or by reviewing the contents of vending machines. The infrastructure itself plays a role: if the food is visible, it will be eaten more quickly. It is therefore better to carefully store the little sweets if you want to keep your figure and save your teeth.
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