The Tough Question: Obesity

By Jennifer Serda Anchor
News 3 On Your Side
October 25 2007 | text size: small medium large
The percentage of obese adults in Georgia is rapidly rising, and one viewer is asking why in today's tough question.

According to the Georgia Department of Human Resources obesity costs Georgia and estimated 2.1 billion dollars a year, that's $250 dollars per person. this includes direct health care costs and the indirect cost of lost productivity from disease, disability, and death.
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