<br />
Improving the Nutrition<br />
Environment in<br />
Manufacturing: Practical<br />
Strategies for a Healthy<br />
Workforce<br />
Becky C. Williamson, M.S. Nutrition and Wellness,<br />
ACSM - CPT<br />
American manufacturers continue to shoulder much of<br />
the healthcare burden and productivity costs associated<br />
with obesity-related chronic diseases and disability<br />
in the United States. Forward-thinking companies,<br />
however, are focusing on providing good nutrition and<br />
fostering positive eating behaviors as part of their risk-<br />
management strategy, to improve the overall well-being<br />
of workers.<br />
THE COST OF OBESITY -<br />
CONSEQUENCES OF POOR DIETARY<br />
HABITS<br />
Millions of working Americans battle obesity and chronic<br />
obesity-related diseases on a daily basis. According to<br />
the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),<br />
34.9% of U.S. adults were classified as obese between<br />
2011 and <a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=1"> Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufactur</a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=2"> American manufacturers continue to shoulder much </a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=3"> Overweight workers are more likely to sustain an </a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=4"> Workplace Factors Company factory sites are often</a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=5"> components for successful worksite wellness progr</a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=6"> Employ Communication & Marketing Techniques Overa</a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=7"> CASE STUDY Lincoln Industries, a metals manufact</a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=8"> References 1. Centers for Disease Control, Beha</a>
<a title="Improving the Nutrition Environment in Manufacturing: Practical Strategies for a Healthy Workforce page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/2e599aac?page=9"> 21. Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District, Health Un</a>
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