cost of disability related obesity on nhs
The research, commissioned by the assembly government, put the cost of obesity to the NHS in Wales at Â£73m and excessive alcohol consumption at between Â£69.9m and Â£73.3m.This works out as between Â£25 and Â£29 a person in Wales for obesity and about Â£24 a person for alcohol.mage caption A survey in 2008 said 57% of people in Wales were obese or overweight. Obesity and excessive drinking are costing the NHS in Wales more than Â£140m each year, according to research.