The UK spends less than Â£638 million a year on obesity prevention programmes-about 1% of the country's social cost of obesity, the study found. But the country spends about Â£6 billion a year on the medical costs of conditions related to being overweight or obese and a further Â£10 billion on diabetes, it claimed.f we reduce obesity to 1993 levels, where 15% of the population were obese, we will avoid five million disease cases and save the NHS alone an additional Â£1.2 billion by 2034.
species (trees, shrubs, insects, fungi, birds, mammals, etc.) that are present in a given environment? It appears that insects may help to get a clearer picture of the situation. Using insects as biodiversity indicators for the boreal forest 62 from the Canadian Forest Service â¢ Laurentian Forestry Centre Number 62 2010
Biodiversity in the Boreal Forest: Shrubs, Mosses and Lichens Numerous species of shrubs, including willow, alder, and mountain ash, have also adapted to the conditions in the boreal forest. Other common species include herbs, mosses, fungi, and lichens.