Workplace wellness programs often have a broad impact on employee well-being by typically addressing multiple pillars of health such as fitness, diet, mental health and more. With rising healthcare costs and increasing chronic condition rates, employers are increasingly turning to comprehensive approaches that can improve the health and well-being of their people. Yet there is one key component that is underdeveloped or overlooked entirely: nutrition.
It’s no secret that many costly chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity are tied to poor nutrition. And it’s not just healthcare costs. Employees with a poor diet are 66% more likely to be less productive than their counterparts.
