
Sources
Tufts / JACC (2022) metabolic health prevalence; Wellhub (2024) wellness ROI reporting; projected benefits cost increase (2026), NHANES 2009–2016 analysis
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Dr. Alicia Powers, PhD is a Decision Scientist and the Founder of CoreHarmonic, a company bridging metabolic health, behavior change, and systems thinking to help leaders make measurable improvements in how people feel and function at work.
Only about 12.2% of U.S. adults are “metabolically healthy” (meeting optimal thresholds for key markers without related medications)
In a nationally representative sample of U.S. workers, about 20% met criteria for metabolic syndrome (a major risk cluster tied to diabetes and cardiovascular disease)
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