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Implementing a government-supported voluntary national sugar reduction policy targeting packaged foods and beverages results in significant long-term health gains, including reduced cardiovascular disease and diabetes incidence, and generates net cost savings for society.
Supporting government-led initiatives to reduce added sugar in packaged foods and beverages can significantly improve public health and reduce healthcare costs. This involves encouraging industry reformulation to meet specific sugar reduction targets, particularly for sugary drinks.
Achieving the US National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative sugar reduction targets could prevent 2.48 million CVD events, 0.49 million CVD deaths, and 0.75 million diabetes cases; gain 6.67 million QALYs; and save $160.88 billion net costs from a societal perspective over a lifetime.
Why this rating
Based on a validated microsimulation model using nationally representative data and meta-analyses, though it is a modeling study rather than a direct RCT.
Source
Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Achieving the National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative Voluntary Sugar Reduction Targets in the United States: A Microsimulation Study
Siyi Shangguan et al. · Circulation · 2021
DOI 10.1161/circulationaha.121.053678
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