{"id":20512,"date":"2015-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/why-eating-lunch-at-your-desk-is-ruining-your-health\/"},"modified":"2015-11-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T00:00:00","slug":"why-eating-lunch-at-your-desk-is-ruining-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/why-eating-lunch-at-your-desk-is-ruining-your-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Why eating lunch at your desk is ruining your health"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might think you’re being more productive by eating your lunch while you work, or even skipping it altogether, but you’re not.<\/h3>\n

More and more people are finding they don’t have the time to grab a lunch break, or if they do, they share their lunches with their screens, mice and keyboards!<\/p>\n

A study of 1,000 Aussie office workers found that 44% of us skip lunch to keep working, and that 59% of us have worked while eating lunch at our desks.<\/p>\n

You may think that it shows your dedication, makes you constantly available or even that taking a lunch break is counterproductive, but the truth is that stopping to eat in the middle of a busy day can actually make you better at what you do!<\/p>\n

The main reason is that food is fuel – not just for your body, but for your brain, something pretty important in helping you do your work, and a part of your body that needs a constant supply of energy to function properly. So it might be the worst thing that you can do to skip your lunch break – you need a balance of carbs, protein and fats to keep that baby ticking along.<\/p>\n

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Image | Getty Images – Eating lunch at your desk?? Your boss owes you a week off!<\/h6>\n

But it’s not just the food that keeps your mind in shape – sure, you can fuel your brain with the carbs, proteins and fats at your desk, but research shows that there are huge performance advantages to be had from stepping away from your desk, your office or the building if you can get outside!<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking a break from cognitively taxing work improves creative thinking,\u201d says Kimberly Elsbach, professor of management at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Davis, \u201cand everybody\u2019s job has a creative component, such as problem-solving, managing teams or finding creative solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also gets you off your emails for a while, and that’s a major factor in reducing stress, which is another way to stay healthy!<\/p>\n

Elsbach adds, \u201cFor creative thinking, one of the most restorative environments is a natural environment,\u201d so even if you can’t get outside, head to the air, or at very least to a window somewhere!<\/p>\n

And before you say it – no, a work lunch doesn’t count. It’s nice to hang with your colleagues, but keep the work chatter to a minimum, get some air and share some quality time!<\/p>\n

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Image | Getty Images – Napping at your desk? Make sure you tell your co-workers that’s what you’re doing, or they’ll call the police.<\/h6>\n

Here’s the thing – according to the time-tracking and productivity app DeskTime, the most productive 10 percent of workers are the ones who take regular breaks that lasted an average of 17 minutes each.<\/p>\n

Not to mention their eyes get a rest, they can stretch their arms and legs, AND they’re not giving their bosses an hour of free labour every single day – that’s right, it’s free. You’re generally not paid for your lunch break, and  the average Aussie worker does an extra 40 hours a year by skipping lunch – that’s over a week’s work for no benefit to anyone!<\/p>\n

So let’s take our lunch breaks, Australia – it can improve your health, and even make you better at your job, and wouldn’t you rather work well than work lots??<\/p>\n

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