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Currently, estimates for these costs range from $147 billion to nearly $210 billion per year.1 In addition, obesity is associated with job absenteeism, costing approximately $4.3 billion annually2 and with lower productivity while at work, costing employers $506 per obese worker per year.3.
The direct health care costs of obesity amount to approximately $100 billion. Another $33 billion a year is spent on weight-loss products and programs, most of which comes right out of consumers' pockets.