Vegans ‘take twice as many sick days’ as meat eating colleagues, report says
- New study found that vegans are absent through illness almost five days a year
- Two thirds of vegans admit to taking more time off work for minor illnesses
- Half of their meat-eating colleagues admitted to taking the same amount of time
Vegans take the most sick days off work due to cold, flu and minor ailments, according to a new report.
The study found that they are absent through illness for almost five days a year, which is twice the annual total of the average Briton.
And while the reasons for the high sick-day count are unclear, two-thirds of vegans admitted to taking more time off work due to minor illness in 2018 than in previous years.
Vegans take the most sick days off work due to cold, flu and minor ailments, according to a new report
In contrast, just half of their meat-eating colleagues reported that they took the same amount of time off as the year before, while one in three said they took less.
The study of 1,000 office workers also revealed that vegans are three times more likely to take a trip to their GP during the cold and flu season in comparison to the average UK adult.
People who eat a vegan diet are more likely to call in sick than their meat eating counter parts
They tend to book 2.6 appointments to see the doctor, in contrast to the national average of just 0.7 visits.
The findings, part of the Fisherman’s Friend annual cold and flu survey, also revealed that millennial workers take three times more time off work than those aged 55 and over, while workers in Nottingham, London and Norwich take the most days off.