From Science to Finance—A Tool for Deriving Economic Implications from the Results of Dietary Supplement Clinical Studies
| Autor: | Robert de Lorimier, Christopher J. Shanahan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Gerontology
Dietary supplement Coronary Disease Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cost Savings Fatty Acids Omega-3 Humans Medicine Hospital utilization Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine Hospital Costs Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry food and beverages Health Care Costs Coronary heart disease Cost savings Hospitalization B vitamins Dietary Supplements Vitamin B Complex Health Expenditures business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Dietary Supplements. 13:16-34 |
| ISSN: | 1939-022X 1939-0211 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/19390211.2014.952866 |
| Popis: | This article examines evidence showing that the use of key dietary supplements can reduce overall disease treatment-related hospital utilization costs associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) in the United States among those at a high risk of experiencing a costly, disease-related event. Results show that the potential avoided hospital utilization costs related to the use of omega-3 supplements at preventive intake levels among the target population can be as much as $2.06 billion on average per year from 2013 to 2020. The potential net savings in avoided CHD-related hospital utilization costs after accounting for the cost of omega-3 dietary supplements at preventive daily intake levels would be more than $3.88 billion in cumulative health care cost savings from 2013 to 2020. Furthermore, the use of folic acid, B6, and B12 among the target population at preventive intake levels could yield avoided CHD-related hospital utilization costs savings of an average savings of $1.52 billion per year from 2013 to 2020. The potential net savings in avoided CHD-related health care costs after accounting for the cost of folic acid, B6, and B12 utilization at preventive daily intake levels would be more than $5.23 billion in cumulative health care cost net savings during the same period. Thus, targeted dietary supplement regimens are recommended as a means to help control rising societal health care costs, and as a means for high-risk individuals to minimize the chance of having to deal with potentially costly events and to invest in increased quality of life. |
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