Rising healthcare costs aren't factored into food prices
As context, by 2018 the USA will spend $344 billion - more than 21% of health care spending – on treating obesity.




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Agriculture, food and land use »Agriculture, food and land use
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Improving Diet and Nutrition »Improving Diet and Nutrition
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1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition »1. Challenges for global diet & nutrition
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Rising healthcare costs aren't factored into food prices
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21% of healthcare spend now on obesity-related diseases »21% of healthcare spend now on obesity-related diseases
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Nutrition-related diseases are chronic and expensive »Nutrition-related diseases are chronic and expensive
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1 billion people are overweight and 0.5 billion people are obese »1 billion people are overweight and 0.5 billion people are obese
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What is a good price for food? »What is a good price for food?
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