
Of all of the health threats workers deal with in sedentary, computer-facing jobs–carpal tunnel, eye strain and backaches–there is one that gets far less attention: waist expansion.
In fact, according to a new study by CareerBuilder.com, 34 percent of IT workers said they have gained more than 10 pounds in their current jobs, while 17 percent say they’ve gained at least twice that.
It could be worse–these employees could work in financial services or government, where 53 percent and 52 percent of workers respectively told CareerBuilder they’d gained weight in their current positions.