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: RE: RE: RE: I'm so glad to see this hasn't become a
Posted On: April 10, 2008, 2:57 pm CDT
Posted By: blondie
Comment:
That number (for children 14 and under - don't forget older teens have jobs too) is estimated at over $74 Billion... that leaves $526 billion for us adults. Sport injuries to those over the age of 65 was estimated at $516 million in 1999, (we'll bump that up to a nice $1 billion today) that leaves $525 billion...
Are we going to trim the fat off this number a bit more or just get to the point. Add up a bunch of numbers and you get a even bigger number that you can critique all you want... obesity, sports, drinkers, smokers, blondes... who is next?
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: I'm so glad to see this hasn't become a
Are we going to trim the fat off this number a bit more or just get to the point. Add up a bunch of numbers and you get a even bigger number that you can critique all you want... obesity, sports, drinkers, smokers, blondes... who is next?