Supplements and health care costs

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Supplements reduce health care costs

 

 

With health care costs skyrocketing and the age of the population increasing,

helping

seniors live independently for longer is becoming increasingly important. A

recent

comprehensive review of existing scientific research literature found positive

health effects

associated with both omega-3 fatty acids and the carotenoids, lutein and

zeaxanthin.

Based on health insurance costs for the age group over 65, the five-year

estimated savings

resulting from daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids and lutein with zeaxanthin is

approximately 5.6 billion dollars.

 

 

A recent comprehensive review of existing scientific research literature found

positive

health effects associated with both omega-3 fatty acids and the carotenoids,

lutein and

zeaxanthin. Researchers critically reviewed the scientific evidence of the two

supplements'

ability to reduce the risk of disease and developed estimates of potential

health care

savings. With health care costs skyrocketing and the age of the population

increasing,

helping seniors live independently for longer is becoming increasingly

important.

 

The group reviewed several hundred studies dating back over thirty years to

arrive at an

estimated cost savings of 3.1 billion dollars over the next five years with the

daily use of

omega-3 fatty acids. They estimated that the reduction in coronary heart disease

in the

elderly population would result in 384,303 fewer hospitalizations and physician

fees.

 

Loss of central vision caused by age-related macular degeneration results in

numerous

elderly becoming dependent on the community or a nursing facility. The

researchers used

over 15 years of research on lutein and zeaxanthin to estimate a potential net

savings of

2.5 billion dollars over the next five years. Approximately 98,219 individuals

could avoid

the transition to dependence during this time through daily intake of 6-10 mg of

lutein

and zeaxanthin.

 

Based on health insurance costs for the age group over 65, the five-year

estimated savings

resulting from daily intake of omega-3 fatty acids and lutein with zeaxanthin is

approximately 5.6 billion dollars.

 

http://www.supplementinfo.org/anm/articlefiles/265- FINAL_DSEA_%20FACT_SHEET.pdf