And access to unhealthy food in the workplace affects nutrition behaviors.

TUESDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Barriers and enablers for good nutrition and physical activity influence employee health behaviors, according to research published online Sept. 12 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Preventing Chronic Disease.

Krysten Blackford, of Curtin University in Perth, Australia, and colleagues conducted an online survey of 111 employees in 55 organizations to identify barriers and enablers for physical activity and nutrition and develop intervention strategies for health promotion in office settings. [Read more…]