Featured Jobs
|
DWC - The 401(k) Experts
|
|
MAP Retirement
|
|
DWC - The 401(k) Experts
|
|
Defined Contribution Account Manager Nova 401(k) Associates
|
|
Retirement Plan Onboarding Specialist Compass
|
|
Relationship Manager - Defined Contributions Daybright Financial
|
|
PPS Pension Services
|
Free Newsletters
“BenefitsLink continues to be the most valuable resource we have at the firm.”
-- An attorney subscriber
|
|
|
Current and Future Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in the United States
National Bureau of Economic Research [NBER] 
June 22, 2007
Excerpt: The prevalence of obesity has increased rapidly since the mid-1970s, following a period of relative stability. The large growth predicted for severe obesity represents a major public health challenge, given the accompanying high medical expenditures and elevated risk of mortality and morbidity. Combating severe obesity is likely to require strategies targeting the particularly large weight gains of the heaviest individuals.
|
| Please click here to report this link if it is broken (for example, if you see a "404 File Not Found" error message after you click on the linked news item's title). |
| An important word about authorship: BenefitsLink® created this link to the news item, but we are not the news item's author (unless expressly shown above). |