Because you can't be a wealthy nation without being a healthy nation. So two numbers for you to remember. The first is 30 billion. Why 30% of health care costs are directly attributable to obesity. I'm not talking about indirect associated expenses which are also present, but a very conservative number, 30% are directly attributed to obesity. That's about $300 billion a year for just Medicare. (19:43–19:48)
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