Report: U.S. Underestimates Long-Term Cost Of Obesity

The costs of the obesity epidemic to the U.S. and the economic value of curbing it are not captured fully by current methods, Health Day reported. The problem is that estimates used by Congress when it looks at these issues project out only 10 years, while it may take much longer than that for complications of obesity, such as diabetes and heart disease, to manifest, the report authors say. To read the article, click here.