Overweight employees more likely to take time off

Overweight employees take more time off from work for illness than staff who are within the healthy weight range, a new UK study has suggested.

 

The results of the study found workers classed as obese (in this case, those with a BMI above 30) took four more sick days per year on average than those of a healthy weight.

 

Obesity was found to increase the risk for both long-term (more than 10 days) and short-term absences.

 

The researchers say they hope that the findings ... (182 more words)

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