Every year on obesity spent about $ 2 trillion. dollars. For comparison, to feel the scale of the tragedy - about the same amount spent on the war. Overweight affected almost a third of the world's population and the number of obese people every year is increasing.
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The international consulting company McKinsey Global Institute published the results of the research problem obesity . It turns out, is suffering from excess weight is already 2 1 billion., Which is almost one-third of the world's population. In the treatment of all these people spent about $ 2 trillion. dollars each year. Instead of increasing the profitability of the poor, the money goes to struggle with overeating.
Loss of the world economy due to obesity comparable to the cost of armed conflict and the fight against smoking. Even alcoholism brings much less harm, although it is the most widespread social evil.
According to the forecasts of researchers, there are no longer people. If the last four years the number of obese patients has increased from 1, 5 to 2, 1 billion. People by 2030 fat man can be every other person on the planet.
It is estimated that the percentage of obese in the country depends on the prosperity of the population - the higher it is, the less it overweight . The reason is simple - the rich often look after their health. This theory does not apply only to the United States, where every year, and increased revenues and the number of obese people. (READ MORE)
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