This statistic shows the estimated annual individual costs due to overweight and obesity in the United States as of 2010, by gender. Obese women accumulate around U.S. dollars per year in additional costs caused by overweight and obesity. Individual costs include factors like lost life, lost wages, gasoline costs, and life insurance. Obesity can impact medical, personal, as well as infrastructure costs, while other industries are benefiting from obesity in its consumers.
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Forbes. (August 1, 2012). Estimated annual individual costs due to overweight and obesity in the U.S. as of 2010, by gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/320737/overweight-and-obesity-individual-costs-in-the-us-by-gender/
Forbes. "Estimated annual individual costs due to overweight and obesity in the U.S. as of 2010, by gender (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 1, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/320737/overweight-and-obesity-individual-costs-in-the-us-by-gender/
Forbes. (2012). Estimated annual individual costs due to overweight and obesity in the U.S. as of 2010, by gender (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/320737/overweight-and-obesity-individual-costs-in-the-us-by-gender/
Forbes. "Estimated Annual Individual Costs Due to Overweight and Obesity in The U.S. as of 2010, by Gender (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Aug 2012, /statistics/320737/overweight-and-obesity-individual-costs-in-the-us-by-gender/
Forbes, Estimated annual individual costs due to overweight and obesity in the U.S. as of 2010, by gender (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/320737/overweight-and-obesity-individual-costs-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Estimated annual individual costs due to overweight and obesity in the U.S. as of 2010, by gender (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forbes, August 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/320737/overweight-and-obesity-individual-costs-in-the-us-by-gender/