Around three quarters of the total obesity costs to the US healthcare system among people living with obesity are accounted for by the 20% highest-cost cases - EurekAlert

*Note this is an early release from the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May) – please credit the congress if you use this story* Obesity is known to approximately double healthcare costs in the US compared to those with a h…

Obesity is known to approximately double healthcare costs in the US compared to those with a healthy weight.  A series of five studies presented at this year’s European Congress of Obesity (ECO2022),… [+7855 chars]

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