Obesity is not only a diesease that effects the person who suffers from it physically, but also economically. Studies show that the obese American spends more time off work (sick days) costing the company lots of money in healthcare and that the average obese person has to spend much more money on healthcare than a person who is not obese.
https://stateofobesity.org/healthcare-costs-obesity/
Obesity has a significant economic impact on the U.S. health care system with medical care costs estimated to be $147 billion to 210 billion according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Contributing to these numbers are the low productivity levels and absenteeism that occur while an individual who is considered obese works, costly their employer 4.3 billion annually.
Inactivity in adults result from working long hours and a lack of high quality foods. The combination of inactivity in the workforce with the cost effective and convenience of fast food is seen across all income levels. Society believes that when an individual’s income increases, their consumption of high quality foods increases, but according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2016 the difference between high income and low income earners is merely 10%.
