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Report: Obesity Costing Firms $45B a Year in Work Loss, Medical Costs

National News • April 10, 2008
The rate of obesity in the United States has doubled in the last 30 years, and those extra pounds weigh on companies' bottom lines, according to a new report from The Conference Board. Today, 34 ...

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Subject: RE: RE: I wonder

Posted On: April 10, 2008, 10:35 am CDT
Posted By: lastbat
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That is very true. If I remember correctly Europe doesn't use the BMI. There are at least three different BMI calculations in the U.S. and none of them account for body-type. I'm much more a fan of looking at body composition (through calipers or even better through displacement testing) and overall fitness. If you're heart, lungs and everything else is good, that's all that really matters.
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