Chronic diseases attributable to a diet rich in processed meat in Brazil: Burden and financial impact on the healthcare system
Rocha CEF, Parajára MDC, Machado ÍE, Vegi ASF, de Menezes MC, Meireles AL
Frontiers in nutrition · 3 citations
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- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
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Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- University or hospital
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
- Government
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Government
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Government
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
- University or hospital
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Grants
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (Code 001); Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior ((Code 001)); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (442636/2019-9)
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Publication
- Published
- 2023-03-15 · Front Nutr · vol. 10 · p. 1114766
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Cited
- 7 citations · more than 78% of similar papers · 1.3× the field average
- References
- 32 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Keywords
- Business, Environmental health, Health care, Medicine, Finance, Economics, Economic growth
6 authors
From BR
- Carla Eduarda Faustino RochaUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Magda do Carmo ParajáraUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Ísis Eloah MachadoUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Aline Siqueira Fogal VegiUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Mariana Carvalho de MenezesUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto
- Adriana Lúcia Meireles · correspondingUniversidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Abstract
Background
The consumption of processed meat causes negative impacts on health; however, this burden for the population living in developing countries is less explored. This study aimed to describe the burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributed to a diet rich in processed meat between 1990 and 2019 in Brazil and its federative units and the financial burden on the Unified Health System (SUS) in 2019.
Methods
Secondary data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) and SUS Information Systems were used in this ecological study. The metrics to assess the burden of NCDs attributable to processed meat consumption were disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and deaths. The age-standardized rates were presented per 100,000 inhabitants with 95% uncertainty intervals (95% UI). The cost of hospitalizations and outpatient procedures covered by SUS for the treatment of NCDs attributable to processed meat consumption was estimated using the population-attributable fraction. Both burdens were estimated for both sex and stratified by sex, specific cause, and federative units.
Results
The age-standardized DALY rates attributable to a diet rich in processed meat increased between 1990 (75.31/100,000 [95% UI: 34.92-139.65]) and 2019 (79.35/100,000 [95% UI: 42.84-126.25]); while mortality rates remained stable between 1990 (2.64/100,000 [95% UI: 1.17-5.21) and 2019 (2.36/100,000 [95% UI: 1.22-4.09]). The cost of hospitalization and outpatient procedures in Brazil for NCDs attributable to the consumption of processed meat was approximately US$ 9,4 million, of which US$ 6,1 million was spent on ischemic heart disease, US$ 3,1 million on colorectal cancer, and US$ 200 thousand on type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Conclusion
The NCD burden did not decrease during the years evaluated, while the financial burden was high in 2019, with higher treatment costs for ischemic heart disease. These results can guide political, economic, and health education interventions to advance the fight against NCDs.
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