NYT/WSJ: CDC Data Analysis Shows Significant Increase in Medical Costs to Treat Obesity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said medical costs to treat obesity may have reached as much as $147 billion in 2008 (compared to as much as $78.5 billion in 1998). The CDC analysis found obesity rates increased by 37% between 1998 and 2006. Obese Americans spent about 42% more on health care than normal-weight Americans in 2006. Medical costs to treat obesity increased to 9.1% of all U.S. medical costs in 2006 (compared with 6.5% in 1998). Prescription drug costs accounted for much of the increase.
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