The Cost of Obesity in the United States

THE COST OF OBESITY IN A NUTSHELL

* Obesity costs $73.1 billion dollars a year
* USA’s economic cost of obesity is $270 billion
* Canada’s economic cost of obesity is $30 billion
* Weight discrimination has increased 66% over 10 years
* Obese women earn 6% less
* Obese men earn 3% less
* Obesity cost nearly $6 billion in lost productivity, which is 6x as much as the cost of smoking

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