And this is a rough, you know, we're vetting all the math and we're highlighting things, but a preliminary view and this we're still about two more weeks from our publication. We estimate that obesity will result in anywhere between 8.2 and 9.1 trillion in excess medical expenditures over the next decade. Maybe the most powerful thing you and I could do for us sovereign debt and burying your retirement and our children and our great grandchildren, our great great grandchildren in piles of debt would actually working on policies to make us a healthier society. (03:08–03:24)
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Asserts that obesity will lead to $8.2 to $9.1 trillion in excess medical costs over the next decade.
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