Richard
Dobbs,
Corinne
Sawers
13
December
2014
Obesity
has
a
similar
impact
on
global
GDP
as
smoking,
and
around
60%
of
obese
people
are
in
developing
countries.
This
column
discusses
the
seriousness
of
the
problem,
and
argues
that
more
policy
action
is
warranted
–
particularly
in
the
form
of
low-‐risk,
low-‐cost
behavioral
interventions.
Obesity
is
now
a
critical
global
issue.
More
than
2.1
billion
people
–
nearly
30%
of
the
global
population
–
are
overweight
or
obese
today
(Ng
et
al.
2014).
That’s
nearly
two
and
a
half
times
the
number
of
adults
and
children
who
are
undernourished.
Obesity
is
responsible
for
about
5%
of
deaths
worldwide.
Simon
Stevens,
chief
executive
of
the
National
Health
Service
England,
warned
in
September
that
“we
are
sleepwalking
into
the
worst
public
health
emergency
for
at
least
three
decades.”1
This
crisis
is
not
just
a
pressing
social
and
health
issue,
but
an
economic
one,
too.
The
global
economic
impact
from
obesity
is
roughly
$2.0
trillion,
or
2.8%
of
global
GDP
–
roughly
equivalent
to
the
global
impact
from
smoking
or
armed
violence,
war,
and
terrorism,
according
to
new
research
by
the
McKinsey
Global
Institute
(MGI
2014)
(see
Figure
1).
Figure
1.
Obesity
is
one
of
the
top
three
social
burdens
generated
by
human
beings
RichardDobbs,CorinneSawers13December2014ObesityhasasimilarimpactonglobalGDPassmoking,andaround60%ofobesepeopleareindevelopingcountries.Thiscolumndiscussestheseriousnessoftheproblem,andarguesthatmorepolicyactioniswarranted–particularlyintheformoflow-‐risk,low-‐costbehavioralinterventions.Obesityisnowacriticalglobalissue.Morethan2.1billionpeople–nearly30%oftheglobalpopulation–areoverweightorobesetoday(Ngetal.2014).That’snearlytwoandahalftimesthenumberofadultsandchildrenwhoareundernourished.Obesityisresponsibleforabout5%ofdeathsworldwide.SimonStevens,chiefexecutiveoftheNationalHealthServiceEngland,warnedinSeptemberthat“wearesleepwalkingintotheworstpublichealthemergencyforatleastthreedecades.”1Thiscrisisisnotjustapressingsocialandhealthissue,butaneconomicone,too.Theglobaleconomicimpactfromobesityisroughly$2.0trillion,or2.8%ofglobalGDP–roughlyequivalenttotheglobalimpactfromsmokingorarmedviolence,war,andterrorism,accordingtonewresearchbytheMcKinseyGlobalInstitute(MGI2014)(seeFigure1).Figure1.Obesityisoneofthetopthreesocialburdensgeneratedbyhumanbeings
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Richard
Dobbs,
Corinne
Sawers
13
December
2014
Obesity
has
a
similar
impact
on
global
GDP
as
smoking,
and
around
60%
of
obese
people
are
in
developing
countries.
This
column
discusses
the
seriousness
of
the
problem,
and
argues
that
more
policy
action
is
warranted
–
particularly
in
the
form
of
low-‐risk,
low-‐cost
behavioral
interventions.
Obesity
is
now
a
critical
global
issue.
More
than
2.1
billion
people
–
nearly
30%
of
the
global
population
–
are
overweight
or
obese
today
(Ng
et
al.
2014).
That’s
nearly
two
and
a
half
times
the
number
of
adults
and
children
who
are
undernourished.
Obesity
is
responsible
for
about
5%
of
deaths
worldwide.
Simon
Stevens,
chief
executive
of
the
National
Health
Service
England,
warned
in
September
that
“we
are
sleepwalking
into
the
worst
public
health
emergency
for
at
least
three
decades.”1
This
crisis
is
not
just
a
pressing
social
and
health
issue,
but
an
economic
one,
too.
The
global
economic
impact
from
obesity
is
roughly
$2.0
trillion,
or
2.8%
of
global
GDP
–
roughly
equivalent
to
the
global
impact
from
smoking
or
armed
violence,
war,
and
terrorism,
according
to
new
research
by
the
McKinsey
Global
Institute
(MGI
2014)
(see
Figure
1).
Figure
1.
Obesity
is
one
of
the
top
three
social
burdens
generated
by
human
beings
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