Without Better Prevention & Treatment, Strokes May Cost $2.2 Trillion by 2050
A recent University of Michigan study projected the cost of strokes in the U.S. to be $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years. The study factored in everything from hospital care to medications to home health care.
And that’s a conservative estimate, as it’s based on the current rates of primary risk factors such as diabetes, heart disease , obesity, and high blood pressure. With rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes rapidly increasing in younger populations, the eventual costs could be much greater.
Fortunately, these risk factor conditions are largely preventable, with nutrition playing a significant role.
June 15th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
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