In fact, Kessler notes that 20% of healthy weight and 50% of obese individuals score high on behaviors like loss of control over eating, lack of feeling satisfied by eating food, and preoccupation with food.
We wrote articles previously connecting these opinions to the potential value of the businesses in notes titled Does Cisco Need to Lose Weight? and New Flip Cam Feature Great for Users, an Afterthought for Investors.
The report notes that when it comes to retirement, severely and morbidly obese employees retire earlier than normal-weight employees, which translates to less income in wages and benefits.