INSIGHT: Obesity - a growing island issue

Wednesday 30 June 2021

It’s a condition linked to 6,000 hospital admissions over the past three years and one that costs twice as much to treat than to prevent.

Obesity is putting a strain on Jersey’s health service and is expected to continue to do so if the Government doesn’t act, with the number of islanders overweight or obese set to increase by 28% by 2036.

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