October 11, 2007

This one-day symposium engaged leaders within business to focus attention on the rising cost of obesity and its impact on the well-being of working Americans, labor productivity and financial performance. Making Weight Control Everybody’s Business was designed to reinforce the messages of healthy, modest weight loss and to engage employers as partners in this effort.  The conference evaluated various components of effective workplace weight loss strategies by integrating input from employers with perspectives and insights from weight loss experts.  Program discussions will continue to support an expert-driven policy initiative to promote a realistic approach to weight loss among the medical community, private sector employers and consumers.