Still beating that one-note drum?
No one has ever provided any such "statistics" from a neutral source. As for certain (as in definite) higher risks, heart disease (fat people) and AIDS (perverts) have a much higher incidence of certain health problems, yet they are untouchable.
Why is that?
Pretty much every workplace I'm familiar with (except the small independantly owned businesses) provide smoking cessation insurance coverage. There are strong insurance benefits for doing this, as well as the health of the worker and the days missed due to smoking related illnesses.
However, very few companies provide any medical insuarance coverage for weight management programs; which we both know contribute to Diabetes, heart attacks and basically every other major organ in your body. I think in the next 20 years, there will be weight management riders placed into the mainstream corporate medical insurance fliers. And, personally given the choice between paying $20,000 to have someone get their stomach stapled, or paying $200,000 to treat a heart attack, I'll chose the $20,000 option every single time.
As for the AIDS, this is a death sentence and everyone knows it. The survival rate for AIDS patients has improved considerably over the past 20 years, and if we don't find a cure; I think we will strike a balance where a person can live with this for a near-normal life.
But, if one thinks of AIDS as a learning opportunity, do you realize how much research funded for AIDS cures; has spilled over into non-AIDS related medical breakthroughs (genetics, for example). Yes, this is off topic; but still a good thing to point out.
As for Weight and weight management, a lot of companies are now either providing a gym at work, or are paying a percentage of the membership dues to gyms in the neighborhood. My company has a "Gold's " type gym in the basement. We are free to take time off during work and hit the gym; it just means working late to get your work done. I can see a time when the company will demand that you meet some physical requirements in order to stay employed. Some companies do this already, for example SEAWORLD demands that their performing employees meet a weight standard, and provides a gym for them to work out in. Face it, a 250 lb woman can't be held over-head on water ski's with one hand.