Obesity costs the U.S. $270 billion per year

Obesity healthcare and productivity in work costs the United States and Canada $300 billion per year, reveals a new study.
Lion share accounts for money at $270 billion the United States. Canada spends $30 billion
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2005 1.6 billion adults aged 15 and older, overweight and at least 400 million adults were obese, especially in developed countries.
Research by the society of Actuaries (SOA), breaks near 300 billion dollar figure: the United States and Canada spend $127 billion on obesity medical care; $49 Billion loss of employee productivity due to higher prices of death; $43 Billion loss of productivity due to disability employee; and $72 billion in total worker disability.
SOA compile its findings from research published between January 1980 and June 2009. A SOA spokesman said the increasing rate of obesity has an "extraordinary" economic costs, and calls on employers and insurance companies, an active role in helping people to make healthy decisions.
Obesity is defined as with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and up; below 30 is considered obese.
Also introduced the SOA an online survey of 1,000 adults, found that 83% of respondents would accept a healthy life program if you were given incentives from your health insurance.
In the United States obesity varies from State to State. The United States of centers for disease control and prevention pegs Mississippi as the fattest State; 34.4% of its population is obese. Colorado is the slimmest 18.6%.
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