New Report Says Obesity Costs $1,400 Extra for Overweight People Using Health Care
We all know that keeping a healthy weight is good for your health but it is good for the wallet as well. A news report from US News and World Report states:
medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone at a healthy weight, according to a study published today in the journal Health Affairs. As obesity rates continue to increase, so do many of the chronic conditions that go along with obesity: heart disease, diabetes, cancer. These conditions age us more rapidly and shorten lives.
The article goes on to give a number of tips that will help maintain a healthy weight an in-depth look at the study.
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'Work or Break' health system with no brake or safety system
In case the health care reform provides the general public with peace of mind, the rising mental stress or illness caused by financial instability may bend the curve surprisingly,
in combination with kicking out the 'keep eating habit' to forget the deep-seated instability and apprehension, I guess.
'Work or Break' health system with no brake or safety system might be one of the biggest hidden causes of mental stress, obesity or overweight threatening the overall economy, I cautiously suppose.
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