As America’s waistline expands, costs soar

Interesting article about the associated costs to government and companies regarding obese employees in America. Charging higher health insurance premiums for being over weight is a very controversial idea. Maybe we should focus on more upstream initiatives to obesity versus penalising people when its too late.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/30/us-obesity-idUSBRE83T0C820120430