Obesity costs Britain £20bn a year as two in three UK adults classed as overweight

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Obesity costs Britain £20bn a year as two in three UK adults classed as overweight.

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Britain's obesity crisis is costing the national economy nearly £20billion annually, according to a new study.Weight-related illnesses are said to be preventing people from working at alarming rates.The UK suffers the worst per-person productivity losses of any of the eight European nations examined, according to the new findings from the Office for Health Economics.The figures exceed those of Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say When combined with £14.2billion in direct healthcare expenditure, the overall annual cost of excess weight reaches £33.8billion.The figure is equivalent to 1.4 per cent of GDP and £488 per person across the country.That sits between Government spending on housing at 0.9 per cent of GDP and defence at 2.2 per cent.The £19.6billion economic burden breaks down into several categories.

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Nearly £8billion stems from individuals forced out of employment altogether due to ill health, while workers attending their jobs despite being unwell...

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