Obesity impacts workforce.

First. Duh.

The percentage of the US population considered obese rose from 12 percent in 1990 to more than 26 percent in 2007 according Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC further estimates that by the year 2020, 40 percent of men and 43 percent of women will be obese, with a total 70 percent of the population overweight.

Second – HOW are we allowing this to continue?

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