Friday, April 22, 2011

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


80,000 on benefits in UK due to addiction, obesity (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:37 PM PDT

A passenger waits for a delayed flight at Heathrow airport's terminal four in London August 12, 2006. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesReuters - More than 80,000 Britons claim payments for long-term sick leave because of obesity or drug or alcohol addiction, contributing to a 7 billion pound annual bill for Incapacity Benefit, the government said on Thursday.


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