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. Just Medicare. If we were to affect obesity by 10%, which is an incredibly conservative and justifiable assumption that has been borne out in evidence based dietary experiments and trials, … (19:55–19:59)
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Asserts that obesity-related costs amount to $300 billion annually for Medicare.
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