Food System Factoids: Health Costs on the Federal Budget

Sunday, March 4, 2007

Health Costs on the Federal Budget

Most of us have probably heard that obesity is a problem and raising the cost of healthcare in the U.S. Here is a chart from the USDA's Economic Research Service (2003) showing the growth of health costs as a percentage of the federal budget.

Source: USDA Economic Research Service, " FoodReview: Weighing In on Obesity," Vol. 25, No. 3

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I am Tim Crosby and I work on the logistics, policy, and financing of regional food systems, especially in Washington State.

This is my blog containing factoids from my research of why we eat what we eat and what we can do to improve our nutrition, health, communities, economies, national security, and global climate situations by supporting access to healthy foods (food justice) as well as supporting regional food production for regional consumption.

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