Between the stresses of work and being away from home, eating at work can be the only respite you get. A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that snacking, overeating, or eating unhealthy foods at work can put you at a higher risk of diabetes and heart problems than employees who choose healthier foods. This article will help you better understand bad eating habits at work.

Every day, the stomach must secrete about 8000 mg of fluid to digest all the food that people eat. Eating too much will cause the stomach to swell, intestinal motility to slow down, digestive juices to be secreted insufficiently, and thus the food cannot be digested completely.