Obesity and excess weight cost U.S. businesses and employees an estimated $425.5 billion last year, a new report from data and analytics company GlobalData found.
"As a nation, we are all paying a high price for obesity," said Sally Greenberger, president of the National Consumers League. "Yet when people with obesity get treated according to medical guidelines, their health outcomes often improve, producing cost savings for employers and payers."
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