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Reducing global obesity prevalence to 2019 levels could save an estimated US$2.2 trillion annually by 2060 through healthcare and productivity-related cost savings.
Addressing obesity at a population level saves massive amounts of money globally. Public health policies that reduce obesity prevalence have a high economic return on investment.
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Reducing global obesity to 2019 levels could save an estimated US$2.2 trillion annually by 2060.
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Based on global economic impact estimates from NCD-RisC and GBD data.
Source
The Weight of Cardiovascular Diseases: Addressing the Global Cardiovascular Crisis Associated with Obesity
Francisco López-Jiménez et al. · Global Heart · 2025
DOI 10.5334/gh.1451
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