Obese people spend 42 percent more on health care than normal-weight people

A report released Monday found that obesity costs the United States $147 billion based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention among others.
The report is another in a long line that highlights how overweight Americans cost the health care system.
The study, entitled “Annual Medical Spending Attributable to Obesity”, found that obese people spent 42 percent more for medical care in 2006 than normal-weight people. That translates to $1,429 more money per year.
The report appeared online Monday in the journal Health Affairs.
Another study released earlier this month found that 33 percent of Americans were considered obese.