"Total health-related employee productivity loss accounts for 77 percent of all such loss and costs employers two to three times more than annual health care expenses," Merrill said in the press release.
The research found that employees who only occasionally exercised were 50 percent more likely to say they had low productivity, and those who had poor eating habits were 66 percent more likely to report low productivity levels, according to the article.
"This research provides guidelines on how employers can modify the work environment to improve productivity," Merrill said in the release. The research was conducted with Health Enhancement Research Organization and the Center for Health Research at Healthways. Deseret News
