April 30, 2009

New Study Shows Morbidly Obese Workforce Has Higher Prevalence Of 100+ Diseases And Conditions

Workers with morbid obesity have a significantly higher prevalence of more than 100 diseases and conditions than other employees, and those that had bariatric surgery reduced the prevalence of one-quarter of the diseases studied, according to a study of large employers in the February edition of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal on employee health issues. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "", url: "" });

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