Obesity is adding to the economic crisis in California, according to a new study from the California Center for Public Health Advocacy. The report proves that inactivity and excess weight is driving up healthcare costs and slowing workplace productivity, costing the state billions. Read the full story
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Obesity Costing California Billions
Posted on 27 July 2009
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Weight Loss Surgery News – July 24, 2009
Posted on 24 July 2009
In the July 24, 2009 edition of WLS News, find out whether germs in your mouth could make you fat, why the South has the highest obesity rates in America, and why doctors have changed their tune about using weight loss surgery to cure sleep apnea. Plus, learn whether getting married means saying “I do” to weight gain, and how the battle of the bulge is affecting the economy on the West Coast.
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