Benefits Think The 4-day week could be the next big obesity intervention

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New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity suggests long working hours are driving obesity rates higher — raising the question of whether shorter workweeks could become a powerful public health and workplace well-being strategy.

A growing body of evidence is forcing employers and policymakers to confront an uncomfortable but increasingly unavoidable question: whether the structure of modern work is quietly contributing to one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time.

Emelie Fritz
Workplace well-being director, Lifesum

Emelie Fritz is workplace well-being director at Lifesum, where she works at the intersection of health, behaviour change and workplace culture. She regularly comments on employee wellbeing, … Read full bio


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