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Obesity and related illnesses and diseases have a measurable economic impact. These articles explore the cost of obesity to the workplace, the public and to communities.

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Report: U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health A January 2013 report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine finds that Americans have a health disadvantage at all ages when compared with similar countries due in part to obesity. Read More >	Cost of Anti-Obesity Efforts In Private Sector Studied This interactive database of charts, maps and rankings, created by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, compares Texas counties by health factors and outcomes. Read More >
Fit for the Task: Obesity and Physically Demanding Work Obesity may have a harsh impact on Texas companies hiring for physically challenging jobs — those in construction, homebuilding, oil exploration and more. Read More >	Obesity by the Numbers: A CDC Resource Obesity rates have been rising across the U.S. and this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site provides a state-by-state look at those trends. Other topics examined include prevalence rates of obesity-related conditions such as diabetes. Read More >
Body Not Spirit: The Costs of Mental Absenteeism Workers that are physically but not mentally present on the job may be costing companies more than direct health-care costs and absenteeism combined, as this article examines. Read More >	Obesity Rates, Health Care Costs Rise, Fall Together Obesity-related health plan coverage and reimbursment trends for childhood obesity services are examined in this academic paper. The authors look at the current state of obesity coverage in state, federal and private health programs. Read More >
CDC Video Explores Obesity Epidemic in U.S. Many factors contribute to obesity and communities across the nation are finding ways to combat them. This downloadable seven-minute video produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examines these factors, their impact and what's being done to thwart growing obesity rates. Read More >	The Toll of Obesity on the Workplace This study looks at the costs of excess weight and obesity by race and gender, and examines why private interests are likely to make only limited investments in obesity prevention. The research was conducted by a team from RTI International and Merck & Co. and presented online. Read More >
Comptroller: Obesity Could Swallow Texas Economy This 2011 Texas Comptroller update of a 2007 report highlights a battle Texas can't afford to lose. The report stresses the need for investment in prevention and the economic importance of healthy lifestyles. Read More >	The Whys and Hows of Fighting Obesity Obesity leads to rising health care costs and chronic disease rates. Trust for America's Health and Micro Health Simulations analyze the resulting drop in health care costs if obesity rates were lowered by 5 percent. Read More >

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The 82nd Texas Legislature tasked the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to build this web portal — a comprehensive, statewide collection of resources and information to help Texans address the economic effects of obesity. In addition, our agency was charged with using fitness data collected by the Texas Education Agency to create GIS maps showing where in Texas students are most at risk for obesity. These maps will help identify the state’s obesity hot spots — areas most in need of targeted intervention.