According to a recent article, in HealthLeaders Medica, the cost of obesity extends beyond the condition itself as obese individuals have a increased risk of multiple medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease.
Translation: Increased health care services and higher costs on a wide scale.
Interesting Notes about obesity:
1. The thinnest state in the country is Hawaii yet more than half of adults are considered overweight or obese.
2. Medicaid children have six times the rate of obesity as compared to private insurers... leading some to speculate that obesity disproportionately affects those who are least able to afford care.
3. Four times as many obese adults report a family history of obesity as compared to non obese adults.
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