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New research shows medical spending averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person than for someone who's normal weight. Overall obesity-related health spending reaches $147 billion, double what it was nearly a decade ago, says the study published Monday by the journal Health Affairs.Diet and Nutrition.he new Health Affairs study found obesity-related conditions now account for 9.1 percent of all medical spending, up from 6.5 percent in 1998. During that time, the obesity rate rose 37 percent.
But experts say there's another reason to shed pounds: Obesity costs money -- a lot of it. 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. There are other costs as well. One study found that businesses lose $47.6 billion annually due to the indirect costs of obesity, such as lost productivity and higher absenteeism among excessively overweight workers.