Skipping Lunch Can Leave a Bitter Taste ; Credit Munch Experts Warn Recession Is Causing Workers to Eat Unhealthily -- Affecting Their Health and Performance Remember When People Used to Say 'Let's Do Lunch'? Well, for More and More People in the Workplace, That Seems a Thing of the Past. But, As Chris Peregrine Reports, Those in the Know Say That Should, and Could, Change for the Benefit of All.

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Remember when people used to say "let's do lunch"? Well, for more and more people in the workplace, that seems a thing of the past. But, as CHRIS PEREGRINE reports, those in the know say that should, and could, change for the benefit of all.

YOU are in work, the pressure is on, and what is the first thing to go? A proper lunch break, maybe? So instead, a hurried sandwich may suffice, or even a fast food fix before returning to your desk.

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Skipping Lunch Can Leave a Bitter Taste ; Credit Munch Experts Warn Recession Is Causing Workers to Eat Unhealthily -- Affecting Their Health and Performance Remember When People Used to Say 'Let's Do Lunch'? Well, for More and More People in the Workplace, That Seems a Thing of the Past. But, As Chris Peregrine Reports, Those in the Know Say That Should, and Could, Change for the Benefit of All.

But now, a Swansea chef is warning companies that staff performance levels could drop if workers continue to take shorter breaks and opt for convenience food during their lunch.

According to research out yesterday, one consequence of the credit crunch is that breaks are getting even shorter as jo...

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