Archive for August 3rd, 2009

1. Obese People Spend $1,500 More on Healthcare Every Year

   Written by Slim | Date: August 3, 2009 12:16 pm | Permalink | Category: Diet Blog

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   I guess it’s like Texas, everything is bigger when you’re obese. The extra $1,500 is 41% more than an average-weight person spends each year.
   In total, the yearly cost of obesity in the United States is $147 billion, or 9% of all medical expenses. And, it figures to get worse now that the [...]

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2. It’s Expensive Being Obese

   Written by Slim | Date: 4:00 am | Permalink | Category: Diet Blog

   While the obesity epidemic in the U.S. has been well-documented, it hasn’t quite been put this way before: nearly 10 percent of all medical costs in the United States are attributed to obesity.
   That’s astounding. The price tag amounts to $147 billion a year in direct medical costs – that’s just over nine percent of all [...]

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