In 2000, the total cost (direct and indirect) attributable to obesity was estimated to be $117 billion,¹ and between 1987 and 2001, diseases associated with obesity accounted for 27 percent of the increases in medical costs.² Medical expenses for obese employees are estimated to be between 29 percent and 117 percent greater than medical expenses for employees with a healthy weight.³

What is the cost of obesity to your organization?

"CDC's LEAN Works! Leading Employees to Activity and Nutrition" is a FREE web-based resource that offers interactive tools and evidence-based resources to design effective worksite obesity prevention and control programs, including an obesity cost calculator to estimate how much obesity is costing your company and how much savings your company could reap with different workplace interventions.

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Obesity Cost Calculator
Use this tool to figure out how much obesity costs your company and how much you could save by implementing an obesity prevention program in your workplace.

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