| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - it is estimated that more than 170,000 surgeries were done in 2005 at a cost of about $4.5 billion.But overall spending on obesity and its related illnesses, including diabetes and stroke, is much greater - $117 billion and growing, according to a report by the U.S. Surgeon General.The research initiative is necessary and urgent because the costs to society and the economy are far too great, said A
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