Obesity-related illness to cost $1 tn a year by 2025: Report
The World Obesity Federation estimates a third of the world's population would be overweight or obese by 2025, while annual costs of treating ill-health caused by it would top $1.2 trillion from 2025. The federation highlights obesity and smoking as the two main drivers behind cancers, heart attacks, strokes and diabetes worldwide, adding that curbing obesity could prevent an epidemic.