Obesity Study Examines Impact of Work Conditions on Weight
EHS Daily
11/12/2012
A new study, entitled “Obesity/Overweight and the Role of Working Conditions” and authored by representatives of UMass Lowell, MassCOSH, and the Boston Workers Alliance, finds housekeepers, janitors and other blue-collar workers have neither the time nor the energy to benefit from exercise tips commonly provided to more sedentary office workers.