Incremental lifetime medical costs attributable to obesity are estimated at $19,000 more for a child who is obese at age 10 than for a 10-year-old child who is normal weight (Finkelstein et al., 2008).
Incremental lifetime medical costs attributable toobesity are estimated at $19,000 more for a childwho is obese at age 10 than for a 10-year-old childwho is normal weight (Finkelstein et al., 2008).