Friday, October 8, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Obesity Among U.S. Workers Has Hefty Price Tag: Study (HealthDay)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Obese workers cost U.S. employers $73.1 billion, a new study has found.

New York takes new aim at sugary drinks (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Reuters - New York expanded its anti-obesity campaign on Thursday with a proposal to ban the use of food stamps to buy sugary drinks, drawing beverage industry complaints that it is another government attempt to tell people how to behave.

Hidden Costs of Obesity Bring Yearly Total to $73 Billion (LiveScience.com)

Posted: 08 Oct 2010 03:46 AM PDT

LiveScience.com - 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 obesity among full-time workers in the United States at $73.1 billion per year.

Obese workers cost US 73-bln dlrs a year: study (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2010 09:35 PM PDT

A customer waits in a fast food restaurant in New York. Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to AFP - Obese workers cost US employers 73.1-billion dollars a year, much of it due to "presenteeism," or being less productive on the job due to health problems, a study published Friday shows.
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