|  |  | September 3, 2009  As more Americans continue to tip the scales they unfortunately are paying a higher price for their higher weight. Extra pounds mean extra costs for drugs, doctor bills and hospital stays with much of that cost paid for by the individual as employers continue to shift more of the responsibility of healthcare to the employee and insurance companies reward good health with reduced premiums or deductibles.
Dr. Ken Ferraro, PhD, of Purdue University said, "Obese people, on average, stay at least one to one and half days longer [in the hospital] than a normal weight individual." Those additional days in the hospital mean extra costs that someone had to pay.
One of the reasons that extra pounds mean extra cost for those who bear the weight is due to the fact that in general people who weigh more are not as healthy as people who weight less. People who are obese have a greater risk for having a stroke, heart disease, diabetes or high blood pressure. They also have more aches and pains in their joints. All of these conditions can require medications, doctor visits, medical procedures and hospital stays, and more out of pocket expenses.
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