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Obesity Hurts Economy in Unexpected Ways

  • November 06, 2004

With the nationwide obesity epidemic in full swing, it shouldn't be a surprise some sectors of the business world are taking a bigger hit than others. In fact, America's expanding waistlines have done more damage to the health of the airline industry, according to a CDC report, than most would expect. Considering how often I fly, I'm surprised this didn't occur to me before. Look at how the average American's average weight gain throughout the 90s -- about 10 pounds -- affected the...