Being deskbound and bored at work is fuelling obesity as employees reach for unhealthy snacks to pass the day, according to a recent survey, the Daily Mail reported.

Researchers found 42 per cent of office workers have gained up to a stone in a year as they grazed on snacks such as cake and biscuits during their working hours. Boredom was cited as the biggest factor in workers reaching for a treat while others needed a sugar rush to get them through the working day.

Men were found to be the worst culprits as 50 percent of those questioned admitted they had a snacking addiction. Half of the women surveyed said they put on weight in the last year in contrast to 40 per cent of their male counterparts.

(China.org.cn July 8, 2012)

据英国《每日邮报》报道，最新调查显示，办公室一族如果无聊，就会用不健康的零食来打发一天，这让他们迅速发胖。

科学家发现，42%的上班族工作一年增重1英石（约6.4公斤），因为他们在上班时经常会吃些蛋糕、饼干之类的小零食。无聊是这些人最常用的借口，而有些人只是为了在工作日中来点刺激。

研究发现，男性是上班吃零食最厉害，调查中50%的男性承认自己对零食上瘾。被调查的女性中有一半的人表示，她们去年变胖了；而她们的男同事中则有40%的人发胖。