Direct, Indirect Costs
Disease | Data Source | Cost (In Billions $) |
---|---|---|
Cardiovascular and stroke (2008)1 | American Heart Assn. and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute | $448.5 |
Obesity (2003)2 | National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases and CDC | 117 |
Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis (2003)3 | Agricultural Research Service, USDA | 50 |
Cancer (2007) | National Institutes of Health | 219.2 |
Diabetes (2007)4 | U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, American Diabetes Association | 174 |
Sub Total | $1008.7 | |
Less Adjustment for American Cancer Society (.33 cancer diet related) | 144.6 | |
Grand Total | $ 864.1 |
Footnotes
- American Heart Association: https://www.heart.org/ .
- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, “Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity,” https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diet-nutrition#econ
- Agriculutre Research Service, USDA: “MINERAL INTAKES FOR OPTIMAL BONE AND JOINT DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH,” 2003 Annual Report: https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0405069-mineral-intak…
- American Diabetes Association, “Direct and Indirect Costs of diabetes in the United States".