McKinsey report says obesity costs hit $2 trillion
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A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute says that the global cost of obesity has risen to $2 trillion annually - nearly as much as smoking or the combined impact of armed violence, war and terrorism.
The report released Thursday focused on the economics of obesity and says 2.1 billion people - some 30 percent of the global population - are overweight or obese.
It also offers the stark prediction that nearly half of the world's adult population will be overweight or obese by 2030 should the present trends continue.
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McKinsey says there's no single or simple solution to the problem, but global disagreement on how to move forward is hurting progress. The analysis is meant to offer a starting point on the elements of a possible strategy.