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Obesity Costs Swell to 10% of Health Spending

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2009 1:23 AM CDT

(Newser) – The medical cost of obesity has almost doubled over the last decade to $147 billion annually, a new study finds. Treating obesity-related disorders now accounts for almost 10% of the total spending on health care, reports Bloomberg. Each obese person costs the government or insurers... Read full story »

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