Hábitos saludables y estado nutricional en el entorno laboral

Abstract

The work environment is a good place for promoting health, given the time spent at work daily. Diseases triggered by inadequate habits result in high cost for employers. The aim of the study was to compare the nutritional status, eating habits and healthy life habits, in a group of employees participating in a Healthy Workplace program and another group that did not, in the city of Asunción, Paraguay, in 2014. One hundred and twenty one employees from two different companies: 55 people with a Healthy Work Environment (Group A) and 66 people without a healthy work environment (Group B). The subjetcs were evaluated with anthropometry, and nutritional and healthy habits surveys. Differences between groups were observed for intake of certain food groups, snacks, main meals, hours of sleep and physical activity. No differences in BMI, abdominal adiposity, time devoted to eating, sleep quality, and consumption of tobacco and alcohol were found. The results suggest that a healthy work environment may predisposes to the improvement of some habits related to a healthy lifestyle in a work environment.