Obesity is becoming, or already is, a major problem in this country and around the world. Yes, we know. One of the contributing factors to this ballooning situation is that our advances in technology over the years have slowly moved the majority of working adults out of the old-fashioned more physical "hard labor" type jobs and into sedentary "sit at a desk all day" positions. Pile on the guilt and stress of not having time to exercise before or after work, and not having time to cook decently for ourselves either, and we've really got a nasty little recipe for fatness on our hands.

So researchers have of course been slaving away searching for an answer to this dilemma since we first recognized it, but what have they been discovering? Usually nothing much other than the usual studies and general tips, although slowly but surely the data they are collecting is influencing employers to do more in the way of wellness benefits and employee health programs. That's a good thing. And another thing they've come up with is, I think, absolutely hilarious: it's the "walk and work" desk. Will employers be investing in these anytime soon?

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