Sentences with phrase «charge obese people»

Obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of serious health problems like heart disease, diabetes and cancer, so insurance companies may charge obese people more for plans that deal with physical health.

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«Our finding that news reporting on obesity as a public health crisis brought on by bad personal choices can worsen anti-fat prejudice and increase people's willingness to charge obese men and women more for insurance» said David Frederick, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Chapman University and lead author on the study.

And until then, the film is so remarkable at synching its picturesque style to Moonee's seemingly limitless freedom that the one time they do fall out of sync feels jarring, almost offensive: In long shot, Moonee and her friends charge past a series of stores and toward the promise of ice cream, and even after the children have exited the frame, the camera lingers on the sight of an obese person on a scooter riding in the other direction, the sound of the scooter going over a speed bump nothing more than a punchline, an easy potshot, at the expense of a person who isn't even a bystander to Moonee's life.

Insurance companies can charge overweight and obese people more for coverage to compensate for these higher average costs.