Study: Fat workers cost employers more
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070424/ap_on_he_me/diet_obesity_costs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070423/capt.2e132fa890a74147a20fc39a855d5ab9.diet_obesity_costs_nyol940.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=6rfCEqTAtxOKlgn3Vory2Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers. (AP GRAPHIC)" border="0" /></a>AP - Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers.</p><br clear="all"/>

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