Michigan's Obesity Straining More Than Waistlines

Now ranked fifth in the nation in obesity, state residents are on track to rack up 1.4 million new cases of type 2 diabetes, 2.9 million cases of coronary heart disease and 2.6 million cases of high blood pressure over the next 20 years, a national study found… That prognosis only underscores the stakes for Michigan's health-care network, given the fact it already leads the nation in the number of people dropped from employer-based health care in the past decade. Editor’s Note: The report predicting rates of obesity and obesity-related disease over the next 20 years was produced by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news