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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Obesity and weight-related diseases could be costing the Northern Ireland economy more than a million pounds a day, according to a study by Safefood.
It funded research which found that the estimated annual cost of dealing with the issue in NI is ?370m a year.
It said about 25% of the total (?92m) was direct healthcare costs, including hospital, GP and drug treatment.
Indirect costs, such as absenteeism and lost productivity at work, accounted for the remaining 75% (?277m).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20537684
It funded research which found that the estimated annual cost of dealing with the issue in NI is ?370m a year.
It said about 25% of the total (?92m) was direct healthcare costs, including hospital, GP and drug treatment.
Indirect costs, such as absenteeism and lost productivity at work, accounted for the remaining 75% (?277m).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20537684