How much is obesity costing European economies?
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A study, prepared by the Office of Health Economics on behalf of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations, analyses the health and economic burden linked to high BMI in eight European countries
Obesity and excess weight generate costs of billions of euros per year for European economies. In Romania, the economic burden reaches 2.5 billion euros per year, equivalent to 0.7% of GDP, according to a report by the pharmaceutical industry.
Economical damage to the countries of the European Union and the United Kingdom from the spread of obesity and elevated body mass index (BMI) have reached scales equal to or exceed the annual state spending of individual countries on defense or construction housing.
Obesity and overweight cost European economies billions of euros each year. The burden is equivalent to what some countries spend on homes or defense, shows a report by industry...
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