Andreessen Horowitz June 20, 2024
Nearly 2 in 3 Americans have overweight or obesity; over 40% struggle with obesity. Our adolescents aren’t spared: 1 in 3 children have overweight or obesity, and over 14 million children and teens are currently living with obesity. And the annual excess medical expenditure attributable to obesity is >$170B. There is perhaps no bigger healthcare market opportunity than obesity care.
Indeed, obesity may be our country’s single greatest healthcare challenge. Overweight and obese conditions drive immense patient suffering, comorbid conditions ranging from cardiac disease to osteoarthritis, and tremendous cost to our already struggling healthcare system. New and highly efficacious drugs (yes, GLP-1 receptor agonists, but also an emerging pipeline of additional novel therapies), advances in behavioral science, and a rapidly...
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