Teen LIFT

• It is predicted that ~60% of the population will be obese by 2048, based on both increasing rate of pediatric obesity and current number of overweight/obese children

Obesity-related diseases, once rare in children, are now increasingly common

• This includes Type 2 diabetes, liver disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD)

• Study found that 60% of obese children ages 5-17 had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor

• “Metabolically healthy” obese patients have a higher risk of kidney dysfunction as compared to normal weight patients

Rising obesity rates lead to skyrocketing healthcare expenditure

• The US spends close to 10% of healthcare spending on costs attributable to obesity, compared to 2- 3.5% in other Western countries

• The total annual cost of obesity in the US based on a conservative analysis using 2010 values is in excess of $215 billion

• Obese patients spend on average $1600 more on healthcare vs age matched patients with normal weight

Through targeted intervention during youth, there is an opportunity to make a large scale positive impact on global health and on socioeconomic outcomes

• Population-based interventions can spend up to between $280 and $339 per child at present value if 1 percentage point reduction in obesity rate could be achieved; in contrast, should we invest in interventions that only target obese children, we can spend up to $1648 to $2735 per obese child for every 1 percentage point reduction in obesity rate

• Spending $2 billion a year would be cost-effective if it reduced obesity among twelve-year-olds by one percentage point