The Heavy Price of Poor Diet: Obesity Now Costs UK £126bn a Year

The Heavy Price of Poor Diet: Obesity Now Costs UK £126bn a Year

The cost of the UK’s epidemic of overweight and obesity has soared to £126bn a year, far higher than previous estimates, according to a study.The bill includes the costs of NHS care (£12.6bn), the years people spend in poor health because of their weight (£71.4bn) and the damage to the economy (£31bn).The calculations, by Frontier Economics for the Nesta thinktank, have prompted calls from food campaigners for ministers to take more robust actio…