Application of the UK foresight obesity model in Ireland: the health and economic consequences of projected obesity trends in Ireland.

Application of the UK foresight obesity model in Ireland: the health and economic consequences of projected obesity trends in Ireland.

<h4>Background</h4>Given the scale of the current obesity epidemic and associated health consequences there has been increasing concern about the economic burden placed on society in terms of direct healthcare costs and indirect societal costs. In the Republic of Ireland these costs were...

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Main Authors: Laura Keaver, Laura Webber, Anne Dee, Frances Shiely, Tim Marsh, Kevin Balanda, Ivan J Perry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24236162/?tool=EBI

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