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AuthorRon Merk
There are just over 4 million citizens of our great province of British Columbia (per 2006 numbers)
19% or 760,000 of us are not just over weight, but are considered obese - >30 BMI
An average of $1400 (US) or $1700 (CDN) additional health care dollars are spent yearly on doctors, prescriptions and other medical procedures for each person classed obese (per latest CDC numbers from the US - I actually suspect Canada spends more because we have a Health Care System that is more accessible) This does not included lost time and productivity dollars. Just in medical costs, that's a total of $1,292,000,000 for BC. Average BC Medical Costs
- Normal Weight = $3600 yearly
- Obese = $3600+$1700=$5300 yearly
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