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Workplace obesity costs $73 billion a year


Obesity in the Workplace Costs the U.S. Billions - ABC News

Obese workers cost U.S. More Than $73 billion a year. ByABC News. October 7, 2010, 8:59 AM.

Obesity's hidden job costs: $73 billion - NBC News

Loss of productivity due to obesity costs as much as medical expenditures for the condition, according to a new study that pegs the cost of ...

Study: Obese Workers Cost Employers $73 Billion Per Year - Health

Obesity is expensive — for the person living with it, for the health-care system and now, according to a study in the Journal of ...

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 ...

Study: Overweight Workers Cost Employers $73 Billion | Athletic ...

... cost employers some $73 billion a year in higher health care bills. The study "Weight Control and the Workplace" was conducted by the Northeast Business ...

Workplace obesity costs $73 billion a year - Orange County Register

Obesity among full-time U.S. employees costs an estimated $73.1 billion annually, according to a new study by a researcher at Duke ...

Does Fatness Really Cost the Workplace $73 Billion a Year? A ...

Does Fatness Really Cost the Workplace $73 Billion a Year? A Weight Loss Company Wants You To Think So · Studying the Studies · Subscribe to ...

The Price of Obesity in the Workplace - CBIA

A 2010 study by Duke University researchers found that obesity among full-time employees costs U.S. employers more than $73 billion per year.

How employers can best tackle workplace obesity -

The study reveals that obesity is one of the biggest drivers of employer healthcare costs, with more than $73.1 billion spent annually. ... “There's also the need ...

Exploring Obesity's Impact on the Workplace

Health care costs—With indirect costs included, health care spending related to obesity is roughly $450 billion annually. · Absenteeism— ...

Multi-Component Worksite Obesity Prevention - CDC Archive

Another study that assessed the return on investment to employers for workplace obesity interventions found that a 5 percent weight loss among employees who ...

How Does Ob*sity Cost the Workplace $73 Billion? – Dances With Fat

How Does Ob*sity Cost the Workplace $73 Billion? ... Costs of Obesity in the Workplace.” ... They used a 7 day sample to calculate a year's worth of data.

The Costs of Obesity in the Workplace - jstor

cost U.S. employers an additional $1 1.7 billion per year compared with normal weight workers as a result of increased absenteeism and presenteeism, with ...

Workplaces Feel The Impact of Obesity : NPR

... cost per year for each obese employee ... obesity to U.S. employers, including lost productivity, at $73 billion a year.

Obese staff cost US employers $73 bn a yr: study - Business Standard

Obese workers cost their American employers a whopping $73.1 billion annually, a new study has claimed.

Obese workers cost businesses $73 billion - Buffalo Business First

Lost job productivity in the U.S. due to health problems caused by worker obesity costs employers $73.1 billion per year, according to a new ...

Obese workers cost a whopping $73.1 billion in healthcare ...

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

Obesity places burden on bottom line | Spokane Journal of Business

Experts estimate that obesity in the workforce costs businesses more than $73 billion each year in increased health care expenditures and loss of productivity.

Workplaces Feel The Impact of Obesity - NPR

Studies estimate the total cost of obesity to U.S. employers — including lost productivity — at $73 billion a year. But that figure doesn't ...

Price of Obesity Costs Companies Billions in Health Care - HNI

This combined with health insurance costs, presenteeism and time away from work is estimated to be costing businesses in the region of $73.1 billion for full- ...