Impacts of excess food consumption (DCs)

Question 1

What is the health impact of excess food consumption?

Answer 1

Obesity

More susceptible to illnesses like high blood pressure, coronary heart diseases and diabetes

Question 2

What is the economic impact of excess food consumption

Due to the health impacts

Answer 2

Lower work productivity
More people suffer from obesity-> more worker absent from work due to illnesses-> workers take more leave-> lower work productivity

Higher public health expenditure
More money will be pump into healthcare services and resources as more people are falling sick which leads to the rise in demand of health care

As a result lesser money is left for other national developments

Question 3

What are the social impact of excess food consumption?

Answer 3

Food wastage ( Too much food )
Dieting ( As more people are obease)