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American health is in for a “world of hurt”

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The Global Burden of Disease study estimates that high sodium intake causes between 1 million and 5 million deaths per year globally” Then there is the obesity epidemic. Consuming too much sodium causes as many as 100,000 deaths each year in the U.S. and $20 billion in health-care costs.

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Medicare savings won’t make a dent in healthcare costs

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Hospitals receive $1 out of every $3 spent on health care, and the United States is projected to spend about $1.3 A study put a price tag on American’s bad eating habits: $50 billion a year in health care costs, attributable to cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

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The drug was approved to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in May. High rates of obesity place a major burden on healthcare systems as the condition is associated with many major health complications like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and other bodily dysfunctions. million in Q3.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

The drug was approved to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in May. High rates of obesity place a major burden on healthcare systems as the condition is associated with many major health complications like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and other bodily dysfunctions. million in Q3.

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