Britain's obesity crisis costs every taxpayer £400 a year, and cuts life expectancy by almost three years

Britain's obesity crisis costs every taxpayer £400 a year, and cuts life expectancy by almost three years Britain's obesity crisis is costing every taxpayer more than £400 a year - and taking an average of three lives off our lives, international research shows.

Experts said the study of 52 countries by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was a “alarm call” about the scale of the damage caused by bulging waistlines. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• The Heavy Burden of Obesity: The Economics of Prevention Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development