Obese employees miss more work, and they have much higher weight-related medical expenses than folks who maintain a health weight, a study of 20,000 employees reveals.
In fact, an obese person 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight has to pay an additional $460 to $2,500 per person on medical bills.
See mercola.com's interesting post about this and also this USA Today story, which tells more about the study.
See mercola.com's interesting post about this and also this USA Today story, which tells more about the study.