On May 14, 2003 newspaper reporter Laura Meckler wrote an article for the Associated Press titled Obesity Reported to Cost U.S. $93-Billion a Year (May. 14, 2003; Associated Press). In this article Ms. Meckler explains that obesity related health issues cost the U.S. economy more than cigarettes and alcohol related health issues combined.

Some additional and interesting facts about the overweight health cost. The Internal Revenue Service has recognized obesity as a medical disease. As such, participation in a weight-loss program, when a physician diagnoses obesity, is deductible as a medical expense. The average insurance surge charge that most employers pay for their overweight employees is $1,500/year.

Many of us search high and low for a viable and long lasting solution for weight lost. We spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars dealing with the health effects of being overweight. The average American spends $753/year in diet related food, exercise programs, weight loss programs, diet pills, and exercise equipment. If you have reach the point that you are tired of being conned, tired of false promises, tired of yet another diet, if you truly ready for a fresh, profound journey into discovering why we overeat, how we use food to deal with our emotional discomfort, what we have to learn about ourselves, what methods are available to heal the emotional hunger then you are ready to embrace your life and stop wasting your money in more false promises. The End of Diets: Healing Emotional Hunger is a program that comprehensively addresses the underlying issues of why most people don't lose weight, why diets don't work for emotional eaters, and what truly does work to achieve a long lasting healthy weight.

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