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.
According to the American Cancer Society, obesity cost an estimated $75 billion in 2003 because of the long and expensive treatment for several of its complications. According to the National Institute of Health, $75-$125 billion is spent on indirect and direct costs due to obesity-related diseases.Eric Schlosser in his book  Fast Food Nation  states that the annual health care costs in the United States stemming from obesity approaches $240 billion.ccording to the National Institute of Health, $75-$125 billion is spent on indirect and direct costs due to obesity-related diseases. Eric Schlosser in his book  Fast Food Nation  states that the annual health care costs in the United States stemming from obesity approaches $240 billion.