The 2004 report from the United Kingdom’s Chief Medical Officer on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health estimated the cost of physical inactivity at GBP 8.2 billion annually (including both the health care cost and the wider cost to the economy, such as days lost from work).
Deputāti iesaka visām dalībvalstīm aptaukošanos oficiāli atzīt par hronisku slimību, lai nodrošinātu šiem cilvēkiem piekļuvi atbilstošai ārstniecībai valsts veselības aprūpes sistēmā.