Decreased Income

It has been researched and studied in depth whether being obese affects one’s income. From a study done at the George Washington University it was found that being overweight and obese negatively impacts wages. The statistical results were that in 2004, obese women were paid $8,666 less than the average healthy working woman and males were paid $4,772 less. Four years later, women’s wages incurred a penalty of 14.6% less than normal weight women. If obese individuals are being paid less than their average weight coworker, and obesity is on the rise there is bound to be less money circulating in the economy. Just another reason why obesity has a extremely damaging impact on the United States economy.

http://naturalhealthdossier.com/2011/04/the-economics-of-obesity-why-are-poor-people-fat/

The less money made per year, the higher obesity percentage.

News Article

"New Research Finds Obesity Negatively Impacts Income, Especially for Women." Prnewswire.com. 2 Dec. 2011. Web. 4 May 2012.