Tag: obesity
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Actuary Report: Obesity costs $300BN
Actuary Report, quote from the summary: …the total economic cost of overweightand obesity in the United States and Canada caused by medical costs, excess mortalityand disability is approximately $300 billion per year. The portion of this total due to overweight is approximately $80 billion, and approximately $220 billion is due to obesity. The portion of the…
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Diabetes and Air Pollution (Science News)
I do not care for the title of this article, because the end of the article discusses how the trend is definitely not causational and might only relate to increased rates of obesity. We all know that air pollution is bad, and we all still drive a heck of a lot. So basically, even if there…
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