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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 total direct cost of obesity in Canada in 1997 was estimated to be between $2.1 billion to $11 billion (or between $64.4 and $343.4 per capita) ~ 2.4% to 12% of the total health care expenditures.