Junk food Britain costs the NHS more than cigarett

By Laura Donnelly newport carton, Health Correspondent 9:45AM BST 15 May 2011
A rising tide of diseases caused by poor diet and couch potato lifestyles are costing the health service around ￡12bn a year-almost twice the ￡6.6bn spent on ill health linked to smoking and alcohol good luck (90), according to research by experts from Oxford University and the World Health Organisation.
The paper, published in the Journal of Public Health wholesale newport cigarettes, says obesity and poor diet now place "the largest economic burden" on the NHS of all lifestyle choices.
Experts said that while the individual health risks of smoking and excess drinking are high, resulting in billions spent treating liver disease and lung cancer, the far higher numbers of people eating a poor diet had a bigger overall impact on NHS costs.
The percentage of adults who smoke has almost halved since the 1970s, while obesity levels have quadrupled, with one in four adults now classed as obese.
Obesity and poor diet are linked to heart disease, most cancers marlboros cigarettes, diabetes and stroke, among other diseases.