Well, if your home is in Nebraska, filling a 500-gallon propane tank (300 gallons if you are at 20% capacity and fill it to 80%) will cost you $562 at current average propane prices per gallon, compared to $397 last year.
Treating obesity and obesity-related conditions costs billions of dollars a year. By one estimate, the U.S. spent $190 billion on obesity-related health care expenses in 2005-double previous estimates.
Obesity now kills 300,000 Americans per year and health-care costs associated with the disease top $100 billion annually. The World Bank has estimated that 12 percent of the U.S. national health-care budget is spent treating obesity.besity now kills 300,000 Americans per year and health-care costs associated with the disease top $100 billion annually. The World Bank has estimated that 12 percent of the U.S. national health-care budget is spent treating obesity.