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The Cost of Obesity to US Cities
A looming problem for city leaders: Healthcare costs are stifling the businesses that stimulate jobs and growth
- 10 most obese cities pay an average of $50,000,000 in healthcare costs (per 100,000 residents)
- 11 least obese cities pay an average of $25,000,000 in healthcare costs (per 100,000 residents)
If all 187 cities reduced their obesity rates to 15%, the U.S. could save $32.6 billion in healthcare costs annually. Additionally, if the nation’s 10 most obese cities cut their rates to only the national 2009 average of 26.5%, they could collectively save nearly $500 million in healthcare costs each year. Cut to 15%, the cost savings would climb to nearly $1.3 billion annually.
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