Brussels, 17/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - Cuts in healthcare budgets today may bring public expenditure down in the short term, but will lead to higher costs in the future, particularly for obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, the think tank European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) stressed at a panel discussion at the European Parliament on 10 April.
Obesity is rising steadily in the European Union and needs a long-term investment plan, as the chronic diseases brought...