Proper nutrition is important for individual health and wellness; however, our choices on what we eat and drink at every meal affects our workplace performance, such as mood, energy level, and productivity. Research an aspect of this topic and describe your findings to your fellow classmates. In your description, provide examples and specifics such as costs of employee absenteeism, loss of productivity, employee incidents, and/or benefits from educating employees on proper nutrition or changing foods available to employees during the workday. You also do not need to focus on the U.S., but can discuss research in international settings. For example, you can search keywords such as ‘nutrition and workplace accidents’, ‘nutrition and productivity’, or choose your own combination to broaden the discussion.
(Solved Homework): Proper nutrition is important for individual health and wellness; however, our choices on what we…
Expert Answer
Below is how nutrition of an employee affects his/her productivity at work place –
1. High calorie rich foods result in obesity that leads to diabetes, heart diseases etc. which would impact productivity at workplace
2. Highly processed food are devoid of any nutrients, vitamins and proteins which result in multiple issues like fatigue, low energy levels, lack of clear thought process, high stress levels, employee absenteeism etc. which not only affect the employee’s work but also affect the team and fellow employees.
3. In manufacturing industry where physical strength is required to handle equipment and machinery, nutirtion should ensure the employees work on high physical stress situations.
Below is how awareness can be increased in employees to inculcate healthy dietary habits –
1. Providing healthier foods like fruits, salads, low fat items in the cafeteria instead of sugary and high fat snacks.
2. Conducting awareness sessions on healthy dietary habits by clearly highlighting the foods that need to be consumed and the physical exercise required to stay fit
3. Employ a health consultant who can provide tips to employees and conduct events to increase the awareness
4. Conduct competitions which focus on weight reduction, potluck of healthy foods etc.
