78.6M
The number of American adults living with obesity (BMI of 30 or higher); over 15 million living with morbid obesity (BMI 40 or higher)

59
The number of known co-morbidities related to obesity including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer

255B
Total estimated annual health care costs associated with obesity: the direct medical cost is $190 billion; indirect costs, including absenteeism and sub-par productivity in the workplace costs an additional $65 billion a year; costs for patients with obesity are $1,429 higher annually than for those with normal weight.

42%
Projected percent of American adults who will suffer from obesity by 2030 without proven medical intervention.

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