How the world could better fight obesity

How the world could better fight obesity Obesity is a critical global issue that requires a comprehensive, international intervention strategy. Obesity is responsible for about 5 percent of all deaths a year worldwide, and its global economic impact amounts to roughly $2 trillion annually, or 2.8 percent of global GDP. This report offers an economic analysis of the issue and looks at a potential global strategy to tackle it. McKinsey

• Report
• Executive summary

See also:

• Obesity 'costing same as smoking' BBC News
• Cost of obesity 'greater than war, violence and terrorism' The Daily Telegraph