Workplace weight-loss programs are getting popular

January 16, 2006

Workplace weight-loss programs are getting popular and they are expected to become more popular in 2006. As far as reports are concerned, 65% of the American workforce is overweight or obese. Obese employees cost businesses a hefty amount of $13 billion a year because of higher health-care expenditures and giving less time at work.

Apart from this, obesity contributes to diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, asthma, arthritis and a host of other life threatening diseases. Growing numbers of businesses have been implementing slim-down-at-work programs over the past three years - and they've seen their health-care costs flatten.

Apart from weight loss programs, diet pills such as phentermine can also do wonders in this regard. Diet pills are one of the easiest available methods of weight loss.

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