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How to eat healthy during a hectic workday
posted September 3rd, 2009A busy work day combined with a hectic home life can present challenges when it comes to eating healthy.
There isn’t always enough time to prepare a healthy breakfast before heading off to work, or to make nutritious choices for snacks and lunch at work.
Temptations abound in any office, and it’s all too easy to skip a meal or take a tasty but unhealthy shortcut. Over time, “small” decisions to skip or snack can add up to weight gain and other health issues.
In the accompanying video, Elisabetta Politi, RD, MPH, CDE, nutrition director at the Duke Diet & Fitness Center, offers sensible, convenient tips for eating healthy as you navigate your work week.
Please visit our website at www.dukedietcenter.org for more information. The Triangle Edition, the DFC newly launched program designed to serve our local community, can be reached by calling the health navigator at 919-660-6821 or dfctriangle@mc.duke.edu.
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