STATE COMPTROLLER DINAPOLI: NEW YORK CHILDHOOD OBESITY CRISIS FUELS ESTIMATED $242 MILLION IN HEALTHCARE COSTS
October 30, 2008
October 30, 2008
ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 30 -- The New York State Comptroller issued the following news release:
The obesity crisis in New York is affecting 1.1 million young people and costs the state $242 million in public and private medical expenses, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
"Childhood obesity is a health care issue, but it's also a dollars and cents issue," DiNapoli said. "This crisis translates into more serious hea . . .
The obesity crisis in New York is affecting 1.1 million young people and costs the state $242 million in public and private medical expenses, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
"Childhood obesity is a health care issue, but it's also a dollars and cents issue," DiNapoli said. "This crisis translates into more serious hea . . .