Is your weight tied to the type of job you do?

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Posted: 06/08/2012

A new survey says your weight is obviously tied to what you do, how you eat and how you exercise.

But it may also be tied to the type of job you have.

The researchers found that some of the most fattening careers include travel agents, judges, teachers and even doctors.

Police officers and firefighters also have more chances of gaining weight.

The researchers say all those jobs are either high-stress or require a lot of sitting.

In the survey conducted by CareerBuilder, about 54-percent those who responded attributed their weight gain to sitting at a desk for most of the day.

Forty-four percent blamed food at the office, like birthday cake or lunch brought in.

CareerBuilder says about 28-percent of companies provide a workout facility or wellness benefits and only about 10-percent of employees take advantage of it.

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