Study Finds Obese People Have Higher Lifetime Medical Costs Despite Shorter Life Expectancies

Obese U.S. residents in their 20s will incur lifetime medical bills between $5,340 and $29,460 more than their healthy-weight peers despite shorter life spans, according to a study published online in the journal Obesity, USA Today reports. For the study, researchers at the not-for-profit research organization

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Filed under: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance on June 11th, 2008