[Addressing obesity successfully requires action at both individual and societal levels, and across several sectors]

Costs related to overweight and obesity, including costs of health care and productivity losses of production, correspond to 2 % of Sweden's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is projected to reach 2.4 % of GDP by 2060. In middle income countries, obesity costs to society increase even faster, projected to reach 4-5 % of GDP by 2060. However, the total cost of obesity is not just financial, but also social and environmental. Addressing obesity successfully requires action at both individual and societal levels, and across several sectors. Treatment at the individual level needs to be combined with general preventive actions. International examples of such actions include Health Holland, the Commissioner for the Wellbeing of Future Generations in Wales, and VicHealth in Australia. With inspiration from these initiatives, the organization A healthier Sweden aims to facilitate turning knowledge into practice for systems change for better health.