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Obesity - A Global Economic Issue

Geoff Riley

24th December 2014

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This article from VoxEU is excellent background reading on the economic and social costs of obesity. The figures are startling and hugely significant both for developed and developing countries.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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