Dietary Choices as Prevention Measure: Assessment of Societal Effects Related to Life Expectancy in Germany
| Autor: | Maike Schmitt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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здоровье населения
Atmospheric Science здоров'я населення Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) продуктивність неоплачуваної праці sustainable healthcare system Medicine (miscellaneous) prevention Health Information Management Computer Science (miscellaneous) харчування General Materials Science Waste Management and Disposal стійка система охорони здоров'я Water Science and Technology Global and Planetary Change societal impact Condensed Matter Physics Pollution Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Computer Science Applications Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials nutrition продолжительность жизни Computational Theory and Mathematics производительность неоплачиваемого труда питание unpaid work productivity влияние на общество тривалість життя Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Computer Networks and Communications Materials Science (miscellaneous) Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Management Monitoring Policy and Law вплив на суспільство Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) Environmental Chemistry indirect costs Electrical and Electronic Engineering косвенные расходы Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health устойчивая система здравоохранения Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Cell Biology дієтична поведінка профилактика дієтична поведінкаа Space and Planetary Science профілактика diet-behaviour life expectancy population health непрямі витрати Developmental Biology Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Health Economics and Management Review. 4:26-38 |
| Popis: | Public health determines economic stability and growth. Inappropriate dietary behaviour induces a huge health burden across all age groups and geographical regions every year. Nutrition is one major driver to overcome non-communicable diseases and related costs. According to the World Health Organization, there is a gap in research considering the cost-effectiveness of policy nutrition interventions. The present modelling study is the first attempt to evaluate a potential nationwide shift towards healthy nutrition from a societal perspective. The scenario modelling builds on most recent findings from the research field and status quo food consumption according to national nutrition survey data. Potential age- and gender-specific gains in life expectancy due to diet improvement are evaluated for the 2019 population in Germany addressing different scenarios (optimal diet and feasible diet). Drawing on a human capital approach, the resulting health gains are translated into a societal value building on related gains in unpaid work productivity. The monetary evaluation of productivity increase is implemented according to the specialist’s approach. The potential gain in unpaid work activities related to improved nutrition, is estimated at € 5,046bn for the 2019 German population assuming an optimal diet scenario. In case of the more feasible diet scenario, additional life expectancy is lower but still valuable. Health gains are less for women as compared to men, but the societal value is higher for females due to higher societal contribution in terms of unpaid activities across all age groups. The potential health gains are highest for young age groups, but the monetary societal value for these individuals is lower due to discounting of future benefits. The study illustrates the societal value of nutrition as one dimension of preventing non-communicable diseases. Thereby, it provides valuable insights for policy decision makers to develop interventions on the population level that support transformation of the health care systems and economic structures towards a sustainable direction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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