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Productivity costs
In addition to direct medical costs of obesity, a number of more indirect costs are part of the overall economic impact of obesity. Of these, effects on productivity play the largest role empirically. The productivity costs of obesity have been well-documented in a variety of studies, with widespread consensus that such costs are substantial, but with important differences in magnitude between the individual estimates.

The literature in this area includes analyses of the aggregate productivity loss due to obesity, as well as estimates for several distinct sub-categories of productivity costs. Many of these categories relate to productivity loss originating in the labor market, including ‘absenteeism’ (first-order productivity costs due to employees being absent from work for obesity-related health reasons) and ‘presenteeism’ (decreased productivity of employees while at work). Other categories of productivity costs that have been analyzed thus far include: premature mortality and loss of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs); higher rates of disability benefit payments; and welfare loss in the health insurance market.

Quote (thesnipa @ 24 Aug 2016 19:10)

Should we shame Duffman for shaming shameless fat people?

Quote (thesnipa @ Aug 24 2016 12:10pm)

Should we shame Duffman for shaming shameless fat people?

Quote (hATemOnkEy @ Aug 24 2016 05:05pm)

Depends. Is he shamelessly shaming the shamed shameless fat people?

Quote (dro94 @ Aug 24 2016 05:43pm)

duffman's momma so fat all she wanted for christmas was to see her feet

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duffman's momma so fat all she wanted for christmas was to see her feet

Quote (Skinned @ Aug 25 2016 12:33am)

He secretly beats it to bbw.

Quote (the_rest @ Aug 23 2016 08:42pm)

you need exercising, and you need healthy food too, and lots of other things ... which you probably don't have ... cause you too busy stockpiling money ... and wasting your life for that money

Quote (dirTyMan @ Aug 24 2016 06:47pm)

You don't need healthy food.

All that matters is how much you eat. I could get shredded on only McDonald's and ice cream.