Cost-of-illness analysis reveals potential healthcare savings with reductions in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease following recommended intakes of dietary fibre in Canada

Cost-of-illness analysis reveals potential healthcare savings with reductions in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease following recommended intakes of dietary fibre in Canada

Background: Consumption of fibre-rich diets is associated with favourable impacts on type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), two of the most costly ailments worldwide, however the economic value of altered fibre intakes remains poorly understood. Methods: A cost-of-illness analysis w...

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Main Authors: Mohammad eAbdullah, Collin eGyles, Christopher eMarinangeli, Jared eCarlberg, Peter eJones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Public Health
cardiovascular disease
type 2 diabetes
Nutrition economics
Economic benefits
Fibre consumption
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00167/full

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