Economic Impact of Obesity: Is Bariatric Surgery Cost-Effective?
In recent years, obesity has taken the shape of an epidemic. There are now about one billion people worldwide who are overweight or obese. Obesity and overweight are risk factors linked to the appearance of a number of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, gall bladder diseases etc. It is estimated that the number of people worldwide with diabetes will increase from 175 million in 2000 to 353 million in 2030, with India and China together accounting for 24% of the total in 2050. There are many direct […]
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