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A Competitive Workforce Begins With Good Health At St. John's Corporate Health and Wellness, we know that Healthy Employees Create a Healthy Bottom Line. But in Missouri, more than one in five adults are obese, and more than half of adults are overweight, which can lead to obesity. Obesity is a contributing factor in some of the most devastating and disabling diseases – diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and several types of cancer. It's also a leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The bottom line: excess weight means an increase in the risk of early death. It is also expensive. Obesity costs Missouri thousands of lives and well over a billion dollars every year. On an average, obese adults (18 to 65 years of age) spend 36 percent more on medical expenses annually compared with those of normal weight*. So where do we go from here? To help your company promote healthy weight management among your employees, we are offering a Weight Loss Challenge for up to 50 employees for 3 months, free of charge! Individuals enter on behalf of their company. If you win, we will administer the Weight Loss Challenge on-site at your company. That’s a $450 value! Here’s How it Works Your Corporate Weight Loss Challenge includes:
* Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, "Preventing Obesity and Other Chronic Dieseases," 2005. Online at http://www.dhss.mo.gov/Obesity/ObesityBurdenWebversion.pdf
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