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[–] beetus_of_the_beasts 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

I just checked, and NHS costs due to obesity are £4.2 billion a year, whereas costs due to cancer services (not just breast cancer) are £5 billion a year. So it's ridiculous to conflate the two, even on a numerical basis. Obesity is so much easier to detect and prevent.