title: The ROI on weight loss at work.
abstract: Workplace weight-loss programs are a win-win tool that companies can use to boost both health and wealth. The financial payoff-for one Texas employer, about $2.50 in return for every dollar spent--stems from lower health care costs and reduced absenteeism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Blackburn
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics*; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss