A new study has said that obesity among workers in the United States is costing the nation (Dollar) 8.65 billion a year in lost productivity. The study by Yale University researchers is the first to give state-level estimates of the cost of worker absenteeism due to obesity. Those costs ranged from (Dollar) 14.4 million in Wyoming to (Dollar) 907 million in California, it said, adding that obesity accounts for 9.3 percent of all absenteeism costs nationwide. "Understanding ...Saturday 15 November 2014
Study: Obesity Costs More Than (Dollar) 8 Billion in Lost US Productivity
A new study has said that obesity among workers in the United States is costing the nation (Dollar) 8.65 billion a year in lost productivity. The study by Yale University researchers is the first to give state-level estimates of the cost of worker absenteeism due to obesity. Those costs ranged from (Dollar) 14.4 million in Wyoming to (Dollar) 907 million in California, it said, adding that obesity accounts for 9.3 percent of all absenteeism costs nationwide. "Understanding ...
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