While Hollywood may be full of fit and trim cops who have the stamina to chase a perp several city blocks, the heavy truth is very different.
A weighty issue, analysis shows that 40.7 percent of law enforcement professionals are obese with a body mass index of 30 or above.
Clergy, social workers and truckers come second with a rate of 35.6 percent. The least obese group of professionals include economists, scientists, and psychologists who weigh in at rate of 14.2 percent.
Low obesity professionals include athletes, actors and reporters. (Editor’s note: Yes, reporters are there with athletes and Hollywood movie stars. Of course, we already knew that.)
According to the researchers at Duke University, obesity costs companies more than $73 billion dollars a year, prompting some employers to experiment with new approaches aimed toward building a healthy workforce, including giving employees FitBit bracelets and even covering weight-loss surgeries.
According to research firm Marketdata Enterprises Inc., Americans themselves spent $60.5 billion in 2013 on efforts to lose weight. However, most of it will prove fruitless.
