General Article The true financial cost of obesity

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GPs and surgeons yesterday launched a campaign to combat obesity, saying current strategies were not working.

Around 30,000 Britons die prematurely each year of obesity-related conditions, and many more cope day-to-day with conditions including heart disease, diabetes and osteoarthritis.

But attached to this appalling human cost is a financial one, and it’s snowballing. For every month of inaction now, the cost will multiply, to the point where – in ten years – it could double.

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