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A huge amount of spending goes towards the healthcare needs of the elderly, and obese people die early. Is there data that suggests increasing obesity increases
by strken 5y ago
A huge amount of spending goes towards the healthcare needs of the elderly, and obese people die early. Is there data that suggests increasing obesity increases overall healthcare costs, instead of decreasing them?
I can understand the argument that diabetes resources, specifically, will be strained. If overall costs don't rise, that's not a huge problem.
- nradov 5y agoObese patients on average cost about $2500 per year more than normal weight patients. Even though they die earlier they still increase overall healthcare costs. https://www.jmcp.org/doi/10.18553/jmcp.2021.20410 https://www.jmcp.org/doi/10.18553/jmcp.2021.20410