Obesity Costs U.S. Companies As Much As 45 Billion Dollars A Year, The Conference Board Reports

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 new report from 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.

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Filed under: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness on April 12th, 2008