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Why Nutrition and Wellness Education is Important for Every Organization

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Lovneet Batra
Why Nutrition and Wellness Education is Important for Every Organization

While many companies focus on physical activity in their corporate wellness program, they often don't prioritize the other pieces of the wellness puzzle – nutrition. According to the Institute for Health Metrics, poor nutrition has nearly three times the impact on health as low fitness.


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Nutrition education includes intentional eating which is the act of purposefully choosing foods that nourish and energize your body. One of the biggest inhibitors to intentional eating is the workplace. Work for most people is stressful and mentally draining – their schedule can be unpredictable, and they are surrounded by people who are inevitably influencing behavior.



Most of us are creatures of habit with daily routines centered around work demands. However, these factors actually make the workplace a prime opportunity to improve our intentional eating game. Eating well in the workplace can have a significant impact on overall health and well-being. 


Nutritious foods can improve concentration and cognitive function, boosting an employee’s workplace performance. It is well documented that employee well-being leads to higher creativity and productivity. The World Health Organization (WHO) has found that optimal nourishment can raise national productivity levels by 20%. Healthy employees are happier, calmer, more engaged, sleep better and get sick less often. 


Here’s how nutrition training can help your company. Improve employee productivity. Healthy foods provide employees with vitamins, good fats and anti-oxidants their brains need to function properly, creating happier and more productive employees. Studies show that people with unhealthy eating habits are 66% more likely to demonstrate poor productivity at work. 


The success of any company depends heavily on the productivity and performance of its employees.Lower healthcare costs Many studies across the world have indicated that 75% of corporate healthcare expenses are spent on chronic diseases, mostly diet-related. The CDC identified the top four behaviors that contribute to chronic disease across the world. 


They are poor nutrition, physical inactivity, frequent alcohol consumption and tobacco use. These conditions cost employers crores every year in productivity loss as a result of absenteeism and functional limitation. Eliminate the guesswork. Providing the office with healthy foods means taking out the guesswork and saving employees the time searching for affordable, fast and nutritious lunches. Employees are lacking in the time and the motivation to give a second thought to healthy eating on top of all of their pressing work duties and responsibilities.


Providing employees with options such as fruits and vegetables, yogurt, nuts, granola bars, smoothies, and oatmeal can eliminate the sometimes difficult process of finding nutritious foods.


About the Nutritionist 


Lovneet Batra is a clinical nutritionist with a focus on therapeutic nutrition helping individuals reverse disease and regain their health through the power of food-as-medicine. She is one of the most sought-after nutritionists in the capital, with over a decade of experience treating patients and educating people on the benefits of a healthy diet.

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