If the edamame beans on offer at the start of last week’s (25 October 2012) BIFM London region event exploring the role of food in boosting people’s productivity, had delegates perplexed at first, then it wasn’t to be the last time their prejudices about food were put to the test. More than 100 facilities professionals enjoyed the stunning sunset and views across the City from the 23rd floor of the 755ft tall Heron Tower while struggling to work out whether they were suppose to eat the whole pod, or just the individual beans. Fortunately with several nutritionists and wellbeing experts on the speaker panel, that dilemma, and many other food questions, were quickly resolved.
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October 2012
BIFM London Event Review 2012 – Food and productivity
If the edamame beans on offer at the start of last week’s BIFM London region event exploring the role of food in boosting people’s productivity, had delegates perplexed at first, then it wasn’t to be the last time their prejudices about food were put to the test. More than 100 facilities professionals enjoyed the stunning sunset and views across the City from the 23rd floor of the 755ft tall Heron Tower while struggling to work out whether they were suppose to eat the whole pod, or just the individual beans. Fortunately with several nutritionists and wellbeing experts on the speaker panel, that dilemma, and many other food questions, were quickly resolved.
Nutritional Decline In Produce
Our previous blog (or below if you’re viewing this on Tumblr) examined the importance of a balanced diet and good nutrition on our overall cognitive performance as well as our general health. BUT, how easy is it to actually achieve the right nutritional levels?
If you have been living in a cave in the Himalayas for the last nine years or have never seen something we like to affectionately call; the newspaper, then you may have missed that we are in the middle of an ‘obesity crisis’. For example, recent studies tell us that 2/3 of British adults are overweight and one in four of us are considered to be obese. Whilst the use of the word ‘crisis’ may sound dramatic (we are yet to see the streets littered with overweight bodies crawling like the living dead to their nearest Burger King Megastore), there is an undeniable struggle between man and its waistband.
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