I’m not talking about the cost of your Cheez Whiz Corn Dog fix, your soda splurge, or Five For Five Meal Deal.<\/p>\n
This meta analysis of 330 studies correlated diet with it’s related economic consequences. The variables were CVD costs as a function of the consumption of salt\/sodium, fruit and vegetables, meat, and saturated fat.<\/p>\n
In the United States, reducing individual sodium intake to 2,300\u2009mg\/day from the current level could potentially save $1,990.9\/person per year for hypertension treatment, …. Increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables from <0.5 cup\/day to >1.5 cups\/day could save $1,568.0\/person per year in treatment costs for CVD, based on a cohort study.<\/em><\/p>\n This makes it really hard to argue that eating healthy is more expensive!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m not talking about the cost of your Cheez Whiz Corn Dog fix, your soda splurge, or Five For Five Meal Deal. 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