£73m is the cost of obesity to the NHS in Wales, according to an academic study commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government, the first time such a figure has been calculated.
The study, by academics from Swansea University’s College of Human and Health Sciences, also estimated that the cost of excessive alcohol consumption to the Welsh NHS to be between £69.9m and £73.3m.
The findings show that the NHS in Wales spends over a £1m a week on treating health problems caused by alcohol misuse and another £1m each week on treating obesity. But the study also cautions that the true cost of both obesity and excess alcohol consumption to the Welsh NHS could be higher. > > > > Read More
