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Zafgen Offers Hope For The Obese - Zafgen, Inc.

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It is no secret that obesity is linked to health risks. Obesity is associated with a higher risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, as well as the psychological effects from discrimination and the stigma. Weight is not the only excess, however. Spending is as well.

Obese individuals spend on average 40% more on healthcare than those with average weight, increasing US medical costs by $161 billion annually.Indirect costs add to the total, including $8.5 billion for absenteeism attributable to obesity, $378 million in additional airline fuel, and $2.9 billion in additional automobile fuel.[Inflation adjusted from year 2010 dollars.] Cumulatively, obesity costs the United States roughly $196 billion annually, as seen in the chart below, more than lung disease or Alzheimer's.

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