{"id":29549,"date":"2016-09-26T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=29549"},"modified":"2016-09-26T07:07:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T23:07:20","slug":"survey-revealed-malaysian-women-sitting-longer-desks-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/health\/survey-revealed-malaysian-women-sitting-longer-desks-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Revealed Malaysian Women Sitting Longer at Their Desks than Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to \u2018Nutrition at Work\u2019 survey conducted by\u00a0nutrition company Herbalife, 90 percent of Malaysian women spend more than six hours a day at their desks, compared to men who polled slightly lower at 80 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis survey indicates that Malaysian workers tend to neglect exercise due to their commitment to work,\u201d said Sridhar Rajagopalan, sub-regional general manager of Herbalife Malaysia and Singapore.<\/p>\n

Additionally, 52 percent of women said they have lunch at their desk at least twice a week compared to only 45 percent of men. The survey further found that 57 percent of women said that it is harder for them to stay active while at work compared to 50 percent of men.<\/p>\n

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The idea of a more active nation is not entirely neglected, as Malaysians are generally aware of the repercussions of a sedentary lifestyle. For example:<\/p>\n