Being deskbound and bored at work is fuelling obesity as employees reach for unhealthy snacks to pass the day, according to a recent survey, the Daily Mail reported.

Researchers found 42 per cent of office workers have gained up to a stone in a year as they grazed on snacks such as cake and biscuits during their working hours. Boredom was cited as the biggest factor in workers reaching for a treat while others needed a sugar rush to get them through the working day.

Men were found to be the worst culprits as 50 percent of those questioned admitted they had a snacking addiction. Half of the women surveyed said they put on weight in the last year in contrast to 40 per cent of their male counterparts.

(China.org.cn July 8, 2012)

據(jù)英國(guó)《每日郵報(bào)》報(bào)道，最新調(diào)查顯示，辦公室一族如果無(wú)聊，就會(huì)用不健康的零食來(lái)打發(fā)一天，這讓他們迅速發(fā)胖。

科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)，42%的上班族工作一年增重1英石（約6.4公斤），因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)谏习鄷r(shí)經(jīng)常會(huì)吃些蛋糕、餅干之類的小零食。無(wú)聊是這些人最常用的借口，而有些人只是為了在工作日中來(lái)點(diǎn)刺激。

研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，男性是上班吃零食最厲害，調(diào)查中50%的男性承認(rèn)自己對(duì)零食上癮。被調(diào)查的女性中有一半的人表示，她們?nèi)ツ曜兣至?；而她們的男同事中則有40%的人發(fā)胖。