One-third of all US adults ... does not take into account varying degrees of obesity, which are likely to affect lifetime health-care costs, nor indirect costs of obesity such as reduced productivity.

Childhood obesity is on the ... that overweight adolescents will cost Americans “$13.62 billion in annual direct medical costs and $49.02 billion in annual indirect costs” by the year 2050.

From Wenonah Hauter Executive director, Food & Water Watch and Carmen Rita Nevarez Vice president, Public Health Institute Obesity has reached epic proportions in the United States and its ...

PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, January 28, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- The indirect calorimeter market is experiencing substantial growth, driven by escalating obesity rates and technological advancements.