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Economic Impact of Obesity to Surpass $4 Trillion by 2035

In 1954, obesity was called a common physical abnormality.1 Today it’s called an epidemic.2 Many of the complications related to obesity are health conditions that negatively impact quality of life and increase health costs. These include lung, liver and heart diseases, arthritis and gout.3 The 2023 report4 from the World Obesity Federation estimates that the… Read More »