Workplace health is no ‘piece of cake’. Research suggests it’s time to rethink office cake to improve workplace and public health.
Here’s the University of Chester press release that accompanied the publication of my research into office cake culture on 17th Jan 2020. It contains a link to a PDF of the full journal article. As people try to maintain their New Year health resolutions, and...
News on inflammation and depression… and what we can do right now
This blog starts with a grumble, but ends with uplifting, do-able suggestions. The Times’ lead story yesterday was new research which suggested the possibility of painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen being effective for treating depression (1). It’s...
Can thinking differently about office cake improve workplace health and performance?
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...
Workplace cake culture features in new Public Health England/Business in the Community toolkit
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...