Study Links Obesity Rates With Sedentary Workplace

Study Links Obesity Rates With Sedentary Workplace

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A new study links rising rates of obesity to the increasingly sedentary workplace. Some are already revamping the workday, using treadmill desks in the office. And in Portland, Ore., city officials are trying to get desk-bound workers up and about.

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