Workplace Wellbeing: Eat well to stay focused at work

It's easy to reach for a sugar hit when your energy starts to dip at work.  But by planning ahead, you can  ensure there's a healthy option waiting with hunger strikes

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Food fuels our bodies and brains, which means that eating well throughout the day is one of the most effective ways of improving productivity.

“Our food choices affect our cognitive performance,” says Fiona Geaney, a registered public health nutritionist, and CEO of Food Choice, a company that supports healthy eating in the workplace. “Eating well can improve our ability to concentrate, our memory, reaction time, problem-solving ability, energy levels and overall mood.”