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11/23/2015 / By Vicki Batts

Obesity costs healthy people too, study shows

The skyrocketing obesity rate in America does not only affect the health of obese people – it impacts taxpayer pockets, as well. According to a study recently published in the Health Affairs journal, obese people cost healthy people money, and there are no “buts” about it. In 2013, 69 billion dollars were spent nationwide on […]

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