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The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia
Over one third of Australians’ daily energy intake is from discretionary foods and drinks. While many health promotion efforts seek to limit discretionary food intake, the population health impact of reductions in the consumption of different types of discretionary foods (e.g., sugar-sweetened bever...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32121199 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12030649 |
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author | Lal, Anita Peeters, Anna Brown, Vicki Nguyen, Phuong Tran, Huong Ngoc Quynh Nguyen, Tan Tonmukayakul, Utsana Sacks, Gary Calache, Hanny Martin, Jane Moodie, Marj Ananthapavan, Jaithri |
author_facet | Lal, Anita Peeters, Anna Brown, Vicki Nguyen, Phuong Tran, Huong Ngoc Quynh Nguyen, Tan Tonmukayakul, Utsana Sacks, Gary Calache, Hanny Martin, Jane Moodie, Marj Ananthapavan, Jaithri |
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description | Over one third of Australians’ daily energy intake is from discretionary foods and drinks. While many health promotion efforts seek to limit discretionary food intake, the population health impact of reductions in the consumption of different types of discretionary foods (e.g., sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), confectionery, sweet biscuits) has not been quantified. This study estimated the potential reductions in body weight, obesity-related disease incidence, and healthcare cost savings associated with consumption of one less serving per week of different discretionary foods. Reductions in the different types of discretionary food were modelled individually to estimate the impact on energy consumption and population body weight by 5-year age and sex groups. It was assumed that one serving of discretionary food each week was replaced with either a serving of fruit or popcorn, and a serving (375 mL) of SSBs was replaced with coffee, tea, or milk. Proportional multi-state multiple-cohort Markov modelling estimated likely resultant health adjusted life years (HALYs) gained and healthcare costs saved over the lifetime of the 2010 Australian population. A reduction of one serving of SSBs (375 mL) had the greatest potential impact in terms of weight reduction, particularly in ages 19–24 years (mean 0.31 kg, 95% UI: 0.23 kg to 0.37 kg) and overall healthcare cost savings of AUD 793.4 million (95% UI: 589.1 M to 976.1 M). A decrease of one serving of sweet biscuits had the second largest potential impact on weight change overall, with healthcare cost savings of $640.7 M (95% CI: $402.6 M to $885.8 M) and the largest potential weight reduction amongst those aged 75 years and over (mean 0.21 kg, 95% UI: 0.14 kg to 0.27 kg). The results demonstrate that small reductions in discretionary food consumption are likely to have substantial health benefits at the population level. Moreover, the study highlights that policy responses to improve population diets may need to be tailored to target different types of foods for different population groups. |
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spelling | pubmed-71463052020-04-15 The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia Lal, Anita Peeters, Anna Brown, Vicki Nguyen, Phuong Tran, Huong Ngoc Quynh Nguyen, Tan Tonmukayakul, Utsana Sacks, Gary Calache, Hanny Martin, Jane Moodie, Marj Ananthapavan, Jaithri Nutrients Article Over one third of Australians’ daily energy intake is from discretionary foods and drinks. While many health promotion efforts seek to limit discretionary food intake, the population health impact of reductions in the consumption of different types of discretionary foods (e.g., sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), confectionery, sweet biscuits) has not been quantified. This study estimated the potential reductions in body weight, obesity-related disease incidence, and healthcare cost savings associated with consumption of one less serving per week of different discretionary foods. Reductions in the different types of discretionary food were modelled individually to estimate the impact on energy consumption and population body weight by 5-year age and sex groups. It was assumed that one serving of discretionary food each week was replaced with either a serving of fruit or popcorn, and a serving (375 mL) of SSBs was replaced with coffee, tea, or milk. Proportional multi-state multiple-cohort Markov modelling estimated likely resultant health adjusted life years (HALYs) gained and healthcare costs saved over the lifetime of the 2010 Australian population. A reduction of one serving of SSBs (375 mL) had the greatest potential impact in terms of weight reduction, particularly in ages 19–24 years (mean 0.31 kg, 95% UI: 0.23 kg to 0.37 kg) and overall healthcare cost savings of AUD 793.4 million (95% UI: 589.1 M to 976.1 M). A decrease of one serving of sweet biscuits had the second largest potential impact on weight change overall, with healthcare cost savings of $640.7 M (95% CI: $402.6 M to $885.8 M) and the largest potential weight reduction amongst those aged 75 years and over (mean 0.21 kg, 95% UI: 0.14 kg to 0.27 kg). The results demonstrate that small reductions in discretionary food consumption are likely to have substantial health benefits at the population level. Moreover, the study highlights that policy responses to improve population diets may need to be tailored to target different types of foods for different population groups. MDPI 2020-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7146305/ /pubmed/32121199 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12030649 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lal, Anita Peeters, Anna Brown, Vicki Nguyen, Phuong Tran, Huong Ngoc Quynh Nguyen, Tan Tonmukayakul, Utsana Sacks, Gary Calache, Hanny Martin, Jane Moodie, Marj Ananthapavan, Jaithri The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia |
title | The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia |
title_full | The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia |
title_fullStr | The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia |
title_full_unstemmed | The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia |
title_short | The Modelled Population Obesity-Related Health Benefits of Reducing Consumption of Discretionary Foods in Australia |
title_sort | modelled population obesity-related health benefits of reducing consumption of discretionary foods in australia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32121199 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12030649 |
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