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| 1.6 billion people worldwide are overweight |
400 million are obese |
| 127 million Americans are overweight |
60 million Americans are obese |
| 6 million are Children and Adolescents |
| 20.8 million Americans have diabetes |
| >80% are overweight or obese |
| 16% of all American Children and Adolescents are Diabetics |
| 71 million Americans (33% of population) dieted in 2004 |
| 74 million Americans dieted in 2005 |
| >$100B in health care costs attributed to Obesity |
| Medical Conditions related to Obesity |
| Type 2 Diabetes |
| Coronary Heart Disease |
| Hypertension |
| Osteoarthritis |
| $2B spent on Weight Loss Surgeries in 2005 |
| Majority paid out of pocket by patients |
| $30,000 is the average cost/surgery |