Nerve-racking working environments and lack of workout have been strongly linked with being overweight in a research.

Scientists at University of Rochester Medical Center discovered that 72-75% of the staffers examined were heavy or obese.

Study's lead author Diana Fernandez, an epidemiologist at the URMC Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, stated that her research like many others associated high job pressure with heart problems, metabolic syndrome, depressive disorder, exhaustion, nervousness and weight increase.

Fernandez said, "In a poor economy, companies should take care of the people who survive layoffs and end up staying in stressful jobs. It is important to focus on strengthening wellness programs to provide good nutrition, ways to deal with job demands, and more opportunities for physical activity that are built into the regular workday without penalty."

Surprisingly, researchers also found that a diet with more fruits and veggies had little effect in offsetting the effect of continuing job tension on weight gain among the workers, who were mostly inactive.

In contrast, workout appeared to be important in handling tension and maintaining a healthy weight.

"Other studies have shown that adults tend to eat more fatty foods while watching TV. But this requires more investigation" Diana added. (With Input from Agencies)