Key to Curbing Business Cost of Obesity in Workplace Lies in Understanding Leptin Hormone

Obesity and obesity-related disabilities are costing employers $13 billion annually in medical care costs. Businesses are beginning to pay for unnecessary products and procedures such as diet pills and gastric bypass surgery, driving up insurance costs to astronomical numbers. These costs are preventable through education on the hormone Leptin.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) April 28, 2004 --Obesity and obesity-related disabilities are costing employers $13 billion annually in medical care costs. Businesses are beginning to pay for unnecessary products and procedures such as diet pills and gastric bypass surgery, driving up insurance costs to astronomical numbers.

These costs are gratuitous and completely avoidable. There has never been a more imperative time for employers to be educated about the hormone Leptin and how it relates to weight issues and obesity. Byron Richards, CCN, with 20 years of scientific knowledge and clinical experience explains the key information on Leptin and its role in solving obesity and other related diseases in his book, Mastering Leptin. Richards, is the leading expert on Leptin making sense of over 7,500 scientific studies on the hormone, and releasing this significant health information to help improve the overall health of society.

WHAT IS LEPTIN?
Leptin is the bodys communicator hormone produced primarily in fat cells. It is responsible for numerous bodily functions, most notably cardiovascular health and weight management. If there is Leptin resistance in the body, the brain sensing incorrect Leptin levels, then a person is at risk for not only obesity, but numerous health conditions, such as high blood pressure and low thyroid.

HOW EMPLOYERS ARE WASTING MONEY
Obese people miss a combined of average of 39 million work days yearly because of illnesses related to weight. Inactivity due to obesity and obesity-related conditions is costing employers up to $1,124 per person per year. Obese individuals are filing $51,000 per claimant per year for illnesses related to their weight.

EDUCATION IS THE KEY
Employers are desperately seeking solutions to this rising epidemic. Byron Richards, CCN, has made it easy for companies to educate themselves and their employers on Leptin and its connection to disease and weight loss. Richards provides solutions to balancing Leptin in the body and losing weight permanently. His book, Mastering Leptinž combines thousands of scientific studies into one, easy-to-understand volume.

OBESITY IS PREVENTABLE
Healthier diets and Leptin awareness could prevent $71 billion in productivity loss. Diet pills and gastric bypass surgery do not fight weight loss at its cause, which is Leptin resistance. To curb obesity, Leptin and The Leptin Diet, must be understood.

Employers, dont squander any more valuable company profits on healthcare for employees with obesity and obesity-related conditions. If businesses instituted wellness programs, such as The Leptin Diet, they could save $1.42 million in insurance costs. Read the book, Mastering Leptin and speak with Leptin/weight loss nutritional expert Byron Richards