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The true costs of obesity
Author(s)Jeffrey Bendix, Senior Editor, Logan Lutton
As obesity rates continue to rise, an increase in chronic diseases and productivity loss become major concerns.
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The number of overweight or obese American adults has been climbing steadily for decades, reaching about 180 million as of 2016. Obesity and overweight are risk factors for a wide range of chronic diseases that together accounted for more than $1.5 trillion in healthcare costs and lost productivity, according to a 2018 study from the Milken Institute Center for Public Health. Highlights from the study follow.Â
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