The economic burden of excessive sugar consumption in Canada: should the scope of preventive action be broadened?

Objective Excessive sugar consumption is an established risk factor for various chronic diseases (CDs). No earlier study has quantified its economic burden in terms of health care costs for treatment and management of CDs, and costs associated with lost productivity and premature mortality. This inf...

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Published in:	Canadian journal of public health 2022-06, Vol.113 (3), p.331-340
Main Authors:	Liu, Siyuan, Munasinghe, Lalani L., Maximova, Katerina, Taylor, Jennifer P., Ohinmaa, Arto, Veugelers, Paul J.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Beverages Canada Chronic Disease Chronic illnesses Clinical decision making Community health Consumption Costs Decision makers Decision making Diet Dietary Sugars Disaccharides Drinks Economics Energy intake Financial Stress Food Food consumption Food groups Fruit juices Health care Health care expenditures Health education Health planning Health promotion Health services Health surveys Healthy food Humans Indirect costs Intervention Medicine Medicine & Public Health Monosaccharides Nutrition Premature mortality Prioritizing Productivity Public Health QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH Risk analysis Risk factors Sugar Sugars Syrups Taxation
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