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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Dieting for dollars? More US employees trying it

By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe, Ap Medical Writer – Wed Jun 2, 12:01 am ET
ATLANTA – How much money would it take to get you to lose some serious weight? $100? $500?
Many employers are betting they can find your price. At least a third of U.S. companies offer financial incentives, or are planning to introduce them, to get their employees to lose weight or get healthier in other ways.
"There's been an explosion of interest in this," said Dr. Kevin Volpp, director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Health Incentives. Link

I should lose weight now instead of holding out for $700

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