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Friday, September 27, 2013

The High (and Mostly Hidden) Costs of Obesity

The High (and Mostly Hidden) Costs of Obesity
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35.9 percent of adults age 20 and over are classified as obese -- and another 33.3 percent as overweight.
On an individual level, the annual medical costs for people who are obese run thousands more than those of normal-weight people -- $1,429 more (in 2006 dollars, according to the CDC) to $2,741 more per individual (in 2005 dollars, according to the Cornell study).
These dollar amounts are startling to consider. But as is often the case, it's the not-so-obvious costs that are even more shocking.
Here's What Really Weighs Down the Wallet of an Overweight American.  read more

Tape measure around fat mans waist

TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Lots of Yard Work and an Afternoon Grizzly Peak Run
After finishing client sessions for the day, I spent a couple of hours on yard work followed by a late afternoon/evening Grizzly Peak run.  The temps are definitely going down, and there was even a little snow up there.

Mt. Shasta as seen from the top of Grizzly Peak
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