Does preventing obesity lead to reduced health-care costs?

PLoS Med. 2008 Feb;5(2):e37. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050037.

Abstract

The author discusses the implications of a new study that used data from The Netherlands to simulate the annual and lifetime medical costs attributable to obesity.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Health Care Costs* / trends
  • Humans
  • Obesity / economics*
  • Obesity / prevention & control*