A new report in the US, warns that more than half of Americans could be obese by 2030, causing an overwhelming strain on the health care system.
These rising rates translate into increased disease. The number of new cases of type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke, hypertension and arthritis could increase 10 times between 2010 and 2020 and then double again by 2030. The cost of treating these preventable obesity-related diseases is estimated to increase from $18 billion per year in 2011 to $66 billion per year by 2030.
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