BMJ  2006;333 (23 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7569.0-b

Obesity may bankrupt health services

The obesity epidemic in the UK is out of control, and none of the measures being taken shows signs of halting the problem, let alone reversing the trend, say Haslam and colleagues on page 640. This first article in the ABC series of obesity examines the health consequences and economic costs of obesity and discusses why there is only a limited time to save the health service from going bankrupt because of the complications of obesity. It also explains how early treatment and prevention offer many long term health benefits, and why they are the only way towards a sustainable health service.

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