Study finds obesity may be more expensive than smoking when it comes to health costs. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic found that people who are obese have an extra $1,850 in health costs, on average, a year compared with normal weight people. People who smoke, on the other hand, have $1,275 extra, on average, in health costs per year.
Additional coverage: Houston Chronicle
Huffington Post 4/8/12
Tags: health costs, Obesity, Research, Wellness