Obese preschoolers have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 09:31
in Health & Medicine
Obese children aged 2-5 years old are two to three times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children, a study an Australian research team has found. This is the first study to reveal the higher direct health care costs of obesity in preschool aged children compared with those of normal weight.