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Suboptimal intake of specific dietary factors (nuts/seeds, seafood omega-3, processed meats, whole grains, vegetables, fruits, SSBs, sodium, red meat, polyunsaturated fats) accounts for 18.2% of total cardiometabolic disease costs in the US, totaling $50.4 billion annually.
Focus on increasing intake of nuts, seeds, and seafood omega-3s, and reducing processed meats, sodium, and sugar-sweetened beverages. These changes have the highest potential to reduce cardiometabolic disease risk and associated healthcare costs.
Suboptimal diet of 10 dietary factors accounts for 18.2% of all ischemic heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes costs in the US, highlighting that timely implementation of diet policies could address these health and economic burdens.
Why this rating
Uses a validated microsimulation model (CVD PREDICT) with data from NHANES and meta-analyses, though limited by 24-hour recall data.
Source
Cardiometabolic disease costs associated with suboptimal diet in the United States: A cost analysis based on a microsimulation model
Thiago Veiga Jardim et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2019
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002981
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- Individuals with Medicare, dual-eligible insurance, lower education, older age, and male sex bear the highest annual diet-related CMD costs.Good
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