This blog was first published by the Scottish Cancer Prevention Network on 12 May 2019. Ask people what they think about workplace cake and you discover it’s a contentious issue. My research surveyed nearly 1000 UK office workers and found that office cake changed...
First published 7th March 2018 Public Health England and Business in the Community have launched another excellent toolkit for employers: The physical activity, healthier eating and healthier weight toolkit. The toolkit contains lots of great info and practical...
First published 18 January 2018 When I was planning my office cake research, cake-related discussions with friends and colleagues often led to the same full and frank discussion. Some argued that if you eat too much cake or other snacks (at work or elsewhere), you...
First published 28th June 2018 What has workplace health and wellbeing got to do with reversing type 2 diabetes? A huge amount and it’s a very exciting opportunity. The problem is, employers are finding it hard to start a much-needed conversation with employees that...
First published 27 March, 2018 It’s Monday morning, you’re sitting at your desk and an email from Fred arrives saying it’s his birthday, he’s brought in cakes, they’re on the table by the photocopier, enjoy! Next day, Jane brings some baklava back from Istanbul – help...