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Employers weigh in on fat kids

Childhood obesity in the United States has nearly tripled over the past 30 years. And a large group of employers arent gonna take it anymore.

By Kathryn Mayer | Updated on August 29, 2011

Childhood obesity in the United States has nearly tripled over the past 30 years. And a large group of employers aren’t gonna take it anymore.

The National Business Group on Health, a nonprofit association of large employers, is urging employers to take the lead against the growing problem of overweight and obese children. “Child obesity is impacting employers today and will into the future as these children become the workforce of tomorrow,” says Helen Darling, president and CEO of the National Business Group on Health, whose members include 329 large U.S. employers.

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