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Friday, October 08, 2010
A study from the Brookings institute says that obesity costs the United States of America over $215 billion a year.
- The researchers included obscure costs such as money for increased fuel needed to transport overweight people on airplanes.
- They also included more obvious things like medical expenses, decreased productivity, and absenteeism from work.
- The study estimated that direct medical spending alone for obesity costs $86 billion to $147 billion a year.
Two out of three American adults are overweight or obese.
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Posted By: Aspen Education Group
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