Health

Overweight and Unhealthy Americans: The Impact on Business [Photo Gallery]

March 27, 2017

The costs of obesity-related medical treatment are nearly $316 billion a year and annual productivity losses due to work absenteeism to more than $8.6 billion.

Sandy Smith

Certain places are more responsible than others for tipping the scale in favor of bad health. To identify them, WalletHub’s analysts compared 100 of the most populated U.S. metro areas across 17 key indicators of weight-related problems. WalletHub’s data set ranges from share of physically inactive adults to projected obesity rates by 2030 to healthy-food access. Click here for the full report, with findings, expert advice on tackling America’s growing obesity problem and a full description of the survey methodology.

About the Author

Sandy Smith

Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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