Obesity causes poorer health, which in turn translates into higher medical and health care costs. For example, the obese are more likely to suffer from ailments such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. On top of that, there are also other ways in which obese people have to, quite literally, pay the price for their size.
A recent Newsweek article published in August 2008 has outlined five main ways in which obesity results in tangible financial costs.Financial Costs of ObesityAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people being overweight, as well as the related health problems of obesity, put a significant economic strain on the US health care system.Broadly speaking, being overweight or obese involves direct and indirect costs. The former includes preventive, diagnostic and treatment services, while the latter includes morbidity costs and mortality costs.
Mortality costs measure the value of future income which is lost because of premature death, while morbidity costs take into account the value of income lost because of factors such as bed days, restricted activity, absenteeism, as well as decreased productivity.
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I loved this post, who would have thought of those indirect loss one has to pay for obesity. In my mind i had only one reason "Higher Medical Costs", but the other four are also possible ways in which obese people have to bear the financial consequences for their condition... Great post:-)
ReplyDeletestupid food and losing control when u see food is a cause of obesity...how come americans are so fat and europeans no? McDonalds
ReplyDeleteWhen you think of obesity you think of the health and social problems, not of the economic issues associated with it. Thanks for the article, yet another reason to make obesity a prioritized issue.
ReplyDeleteIt's no wonder why it is that our insurance costs are through the roof here in the United States. There is no education on how to eat healthy in schools, which is why non-college graduates are more likely to have obesity-related issues.
ReplyDeleteIts all about a healthy life style and healthy eating. If you have it all, you will be a happy healthy person.
ReplyDeleteaccording to buzzle.com, in 2006, 60% of america population == obese... wheeew...
ReplyDeleteths country need a real fix before the hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. My granny == diabetes, my uncle == stroke.
Be careful, folks.
People really need to get their acts together if they want to lose weight. It's sad to see so many people suffering from obesity but I can't help but wonder if they could have prevented it. Get healthy now people!
ReplyDeleteObesity would be around the top cause of health costs if you think about it. It is the epidemic of our time. Sad, but true.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sad part of humanity that we have come to this. If you look at people who lived 40 years ago, they didn't have the massive health problems that we do now a days. Eating habits, computers, laziness have all contributed.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bromalite in his points..
ReplyDeleteNice article anyway
Thanks Neo