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.

The Trump administration’s decision to cap how much NIH will pay for indirect costs on university research grants will cost ...

The financial implications add up to a sobering $14 billion per year in direct health care costs alone. Americans spend approximately 9 percent of their total medical costs on obesity-related ...

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 ...

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.

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