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)

據英國《每日郵報》報道，最新調查顯示，辦公室一族如果無聊，就會用不健康的零食來打發一天，這讓他們迅速發胖。

科學家發現，42%的上班族工作一年增重1英石（約6.4公斤），因為他們在上班時經常會吃些蛋糕、餅干之類的小零食。無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點刺激。

研究發現，男性是上班吃零食最厲害，調查中50%的男性承認自己對零食上癮。被調查的女性中有一半的人表示，她們去年變胖了；而她們的男同事中則有40%的人發胖。