Health care costs are rising – and fast. According to a 2016 study by Kaiser Employer Health Benefits report, the average cost of a family health insurance plan rose faster than wages and inflation – up 3.4% to over $18,000. That’s the steepest increase in over 30 years.
Additionally, in 2015 the CDC reported $225 billion in losses due to employee absenteeism. This doesn’t account for presenteeism, a phenomenon that happens when employees have low performance due to illness or stress at work, resulting in even more lost revenue. |
A WFPB lifestyle aims to maximize the consumption of nutrient-dense plant foods while minimizing processed foods, oils, and animal foods (including dairy products and eggs). It encourages lots of vegetables (cooked or raw), fruits, beans, peas, lentils, soybeans, seeds, and nuts (in small amounts) and is generally low fat. Research shows that plant-based diets are a cost-effective, low-risk intervention that may lower blood pressure, HbA1C, and cholesterol levels as well as increase weight loss and reverse many chronic diseases (diabetes II, high blood pressure, heart disease, certain cancers and autoimmune diseases) as well as reduce the number of medications needed to treat chronic diseases and lower heart disease mortality rates. Give your employees a benefit they'll actually use and will clearly benefit the company on so many levels. |