Answer;
- 40% ; 20%
Obese workers spend nearly 40% more on health care than normal weight adults, adds about 20 percent to healthcare spending.
Explanation;
-Obesity is one of the biggest drivers of preventable chronic diseases and healthcare costs in the United States. Obese adults spend 42 percent more on direct healthcare costs than adults who are a healthy weight.
-Costs for patients presenting at emergency rooms with chest pains are 41 percent higher for severely obese patients, 28 percent higher for obese patients and 22 percent higher for overweight patients than for healthy- weight patients.
