More than 2.1 billion people across the world are overweight or obese
A report commissioned by McKinsey&Company, which studied 44 different ways of combating obesity, found the global impact is the equivalent to smoking or armed violence, war and terrorism.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2842212/Obesity-costs-global-economy-war-terrorism-totalling-2TRILLION-year.html#ixzz3Jc5Qtplz
- That equates to around 30% of the world's population
- By 2030 experts predict half of all adults will be overweight or obese
- Obesity costs the global economy $2 trillion each year
- -Obesity costs the global economy as much as war and terrorism
- In the UK the burden is £47 billion a year, while in the U.S. it is £663 billion
- Experts studied 44 different interventions to help tackle obesity
- They looked at healthier school meals, calorie labeling, restrictions on advertising high-calorie food and drink, and public health campaigns
- Found no single intervention will work but combined strategy would
- Called on global Governments, healthcare systems, retailers and food and drink manufacturers to work together to tackle obesity head on
Obesity places as great a burden on the global economy as war and terrorism, costing $2 trillion each year, a new study by experts at the McKinsey Global Institue has found. Researchers estimated if current obesity rates continue, almost half the world's adult population will be overweight or obese by 2030
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2842212/Obesity-costs-global-economy-war-terrorism-totalling-2TRILLION-year.html#ixzz3Jc5Bd31x
