Obesity ruins healthcare. Some horrifying facts from Britain.  Two thirds of adults in the uk are obese, and obesity costs us at least £27 billion per year (2007 audit figures). The 2007 cost of obesity to the NHS (when 24% of adults were obese) was £5.1 billion, with the cost of obesity medication coming to £13.3 billion. Scaling up from one quarter to two thirds prevalence - even if we merely double the cost - gives us a cost to the NHS of £11 billion per year for treating fat bastards,and £27 billion for their medicine. Simon Stevens, NHS chief exec said obesity unchecked will bankrupt our health service. He said it here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2014/09/serious-about-obesity/ There's a guide here illustrating key facts about obesity generally: https://www.noo.org.uk/securefiles/160212_0807//why_invest_in_obesity.pptx Government stats on prevalence, harm and cost. EDIT: use this link as the second link above does not work. Click through for the above stats. https://www.noo.org.uk/NOO_about_obesity/economics