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There's no question that American obesity rates are soaring—and it definitely comes at a cost to our health and well being—but new stats from the*Campaign to End Obesity*peg its annual drain on the U.S. economy at $190 billion. Considering that the goal of anti-obesity campaigners is to shock policy makers into action, you could argue the exact numbers (one of the costs considered was money spent in hospitals swapping out wall-mounted toilets om for floor models to better support obese patients). But however you cut it, it's hard not wonder if pricing out the cost of obesity will just become another excuse for fat-shaming and discrimination. More »Post from: Blisstree