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The policy of Nutrition Facts added-sugar labeling is associated with a reduction of 30,000 new cancer cases and 17,100 cancer deaths among US adults over a lifetime.
Implementing added-sugar labeling could significantly reduce cancer incidence and mortality.
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the policy was associated with a reduction of 30 000 (95% UI, 21 600-39 300) new cancer cases and 17 100 (95% UI, 12 400-22 700) cancer deaths
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Based on a probabilistic cohort state-transition model evaluating a large population.
Source
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Nutrition Facts Added-Sugar Labeling and Obesity-Associated Cancer Rates in the US
Mengxi Du et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2021
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7501
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