This may be true, but it sure chaps my hide. What next, the Insurance Industry starts funding studies showing how eating a Super Sized meal at McDonalds could save you money on your insurance premium? There's definitely a quality of life difference between being unhealthy/overweight and being healthier/leaner. I find this amazing and disturbing. People have a much greater chance of developing heart disease, diabetes, sleep disorders, and an assortment of other major diseases if you're overweight. Posted on Yahoo News. Fat people cheaper to treat, study says