Those Extra Pounds Cost Lots of Dollars

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Friday, April 8, 2011

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TAIslim | Your Health

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One-third of American adults are seriously overweight and another third are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Researchers at George Washington University have calculated that the average person who is seriously overweight costs society more than $7,000 a year in lost productivity and added medical treatment.

According to the experts, that added medical treatment could run as much as $30,000 over the life of person who is 70 pounds or more overweight. Read how the TAIslim Total Body System attacks the overweight crisis