Obese employees make more workers’ comp claims, and they make costlier ones than non-obese employees. Read full article here...
Read why risk managers and claims professionals should be adding employee wellness to the available arsenal of weapons to combat increasing claims....
There's no ideal diet that's right for everyone, but that shouldn't stop the nation's doctors from helping their heavy patients battle weight issues as aggressively as things like blood pressure, according to new obesity treatment guidelines released Tuesday....
The adult obesity rate so far in 2013 is 27.2%, up from 26.2% in 2012, and is on pace to surpass all annual average obesity rates since Gallup-Healthways began tracking in 2008....
Through modernization, we have developed a way of living that is designed for comfort and convenience. Now we have to change the way of living that has caused obesity and obesity related health problems. ...
Earlier this year, the American Medical Association deemed obesity a disease. Find out what the implications are for employers. ...
Workers' compensation costs for employers could rise steeply as a result of a decision by the American Medical Association to reclassify obesity as a treatable disease, a new report contends....
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Low-wage workers identified several factors that they perceive to have an impact on body weight. ...
A new study, links weight and working conditions among low-wage workers, and examines workers toiling in heavy labor and how their work conditions contribute to weight gain and obesity....