Employers Weigh the Facts

• Employers can pay as much as an additional $1,500 to insure an obese employee versus a healthy weight employee.
• Obesity is one of the top reasons for insurance rate hikes.
• Employers pay 50-75% of their employees' insurance premiums.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that obesity has a significant impact on worker productivity because the more obesity related medical conditions an employee has, the higher the probability of absenteeism.