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Obesity and its Cost on the Workforce


Study: Obesity in Workplace Adds Up to Staggering Cost - NJBIA

Overweight and obese workers are estimated to have caused a staggering $425.5 billion in economic costs to US businesses and employees in 2023.

Obesity Cost Employers and Employees Over $400 Billion in 2023

A new report by data and analytics company Global Data revealed that obesity and overweight are estimated to have caused$425.5 billion in economic costs to US ...

The costs of obesity in the workplace - PubMed

In aggregate, the annual cost attributable to obesity among full-time employees is $73.1 billion. Individuals with a body mass index >35 represent 37% of the ...

How Much Does Obesity Cost the U.S?

A recent report released by the Milken Institute shows that the annual cost and the economic impact of obesity in the United States exceeds $1.4 trillion.

Job Absenteeism Costs of Obesity in the United States

The rising prevalence of obesity in the United States (U.S.)1–3 imposes a substantial economic burden due to both direct medical care costs and indirect ...

The High Cost of Obesity - BYU Marriott

A healthy workforce often equals a healthy corporate bottom line—and the opposite can also be true. Being overweight, which is defined as having a Body Mass ...

Economics of Obesity to Employers

Obesity is a high-cost disease. Employees with obesity are disproportionately represented among an employer's high-cost claimants.

Obesity, excess weight cost businesses, employees more than $400 ...

The health consequences of obesity contribute to lower levels of employment and premature mortality, leading to a diminished labor force. For ...

The Economic Impact of Obesity

Productivity costs include absenteeism (employees missing work due to obesity-related health reasons) and presenteeism (decreased productivity ...

Obesity Has Causal Impact on Job Absenteeism and Related Costs

Nearly one-third of workers (32.5 percent) had obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher. The year they were surveyed, 38 ...

Impact of Obesity on Work Productivity in Different US Occupations

Although preliminary studies suggest that obesity may differentially impact work productivity and costs, based on occupational requirements, there is a paucity ...

Employees with obesity may have higher loss of work productivity ...

People with obesity may have lower work productivity due to increased risk of illness, contributing to increased costs for employers, ...

Consequences of Obesity | Overweight & Obesity - CDC

Annual nationwide productivity costs of obesity-related absenteeism range between $3.38 billion ($79 per individual with obesity) and $6.38 ...

Costs of Obesity

[10] Biener, A et al. The Impact of Obesity on Medical Care Costs and Labor Market Outcomes in the US. Clinical Chemistry. 2017;64(1):108-117. [11] Chen F ...

The Cost of Obesity in the Workplace - Waterbury Regional Chamber

Obesity is associated with a significant increase in absenteeism among US workers which costs the nation an estimated $8.65 billion per year.

Economic impacts of overweight and obesity - BMJ Global Health

Our projections reveal an increasing trend in obesity costs as a percentage of GDP over time, estimated to reach 2.4% of GDP in Spain and up to 4.9% in Thailand ...

Obesity and labor market outcomes - IZA World of Labor

It finds that obese people earn less, have lower productivity, and may have higher rates of absenteeism on average than other workers. From a public policy ...

Economic Costs of Obesity

The estimated annual health care costs of obesity-related illness are a staggering $190.2 billion or nearly 21% of annual medical spending in the United States.

Obese Workers Cost Workplace More Than Medical Expenses ...

The cost of obesity among US full-time employees is estimated to be $73.1 billion, according to a new study by a Duke University obesity researcher.

Exploring Obesity's Impact on the Workplace

According to a Northeast Business Group on Health report, lost productivity costs caused by presenteeism equate to more than double the medical ...