
A new study conducted by researchers at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services has found that putting on excess weight can have a direct and negative effect on your income.
The researchers made use of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth study in 2004 and 2008 and found that obesity played a major role in different income groups and this was especially true among women.
The researchers found that obese men earned $4,772 less compared to their normal weight counterparts while obese females earned $8,666 less. The gap was narrowed in 2008 with obese women earning $5,826 or 14.6 percent less than normal weight women.
Source: Medindia
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