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Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Report Documents Sharp Rise in Obesity-Related Health Costs

A new study conducted by RTI International out of North Carolina has found that obesity-related medical expenditures have doubled in less than ten years.
The results also showed that an obese person has $1,429 per year more medical costs, or about 42 percent more, than someone of normal weight. Costs for an obese Medicare recipient are even greater. (Source: The Milwaukee Business Journal)
In addition to the dramatic rise in medical costs, the report also noted that four states  Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia and Tennessee  have adult obesity rates above 30 percent, and that childhood obesity has tripled since 1980.

Labels: costs_of_childhoood_obesity, health_care

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Comments:

shirley on 9/6/2009
I have a son that weight 321 pound please help