With obesity on the rise in the United States and adding billions of dollars in medical expenses, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged businesses to take action, presenting strategies companies can deploy to help battle the problem.
In "Navigating Obesity: A Road Map for Prevention," a new report from the Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center, the group analyzed several obesity-prevention organizations to determine how major U.S. businesses and other stakeholders could address obesity. The report, authored by Business Civic Leadership Center research manager Jeff Lundy and consultant Lawrence Bowdish, has four strategies large companies can use on the issue of obesity.
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