The article discusses the impact of obesity on workplace productivity in the United States. ally in healthcare costs, According to a whitepaper by Leade Health, a health coaching organization in Ann Arbor, Michigan, obese workers cost employers about $123 billion annually in healthcare costs. Productivity loss associated with obesity is higher than what has been stated for workers who use tobacco. Obese workers have the highest predominance of work limitations, with 6.9 percent experiencing work restrictions versus 3 percent of normal-weight workers. Obese employees are more than twice as likely to experience high-level absenteeism compared to low-risk employees. The paper suggests that overweight patients in well-designed weight loss programs can reduce weight as much as 10 percent of baseline weight. Michael Mulvihill, president and CEO of Leade Health, says that employers can turn the tide of rising healthcare costs with lifestyle intervention programs such as health coaching. Health coaching programs, along with physical activity, healthy eating, and good nutrition can be more effective than the medication Metformin.