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Management Report: Obesity Costs U.S. Companies as Much as $45 Billion a Year
The
rate of obesity in the United States has doubled in the last 30 years,
and those extra pounds weigh on companies’ bottom lines,
according to a report by the Conference Board. Today, 34 percent of
American adults fit the definition of "obese." Obese employees cost
U.S. private employers an estimated $45 billion annually in medical
expenditures and work loss, the report said.
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