Study Reveals Supplements Can Lower Health Care Costs

Lewin Group Issues Health Impact Studies Indicates Billions Could Be Saved in Health Care Costs through the Use of Selected Supplements

"Over the past several years, the Dietary Supplement Information Bureau has commissioned The Lewin Group, a highly-respected health care and human services consulting firm, to conduct a series of "Health Impact Studies" relating to potential health care cost savings from the use of dietary supplements.

These studies examined the results of existing scientific research on selected supplements to calculate their health benefits, then applied this information to current health care statistics, determining how much money could be saved with a lower incidence of diseases and ailments that could be avoided through the use of the select dietary supplements. The results of these studies were very encouraging, showing that for several of the supplements tested, billions of dollars could be saved over a five year period.

The first Health Impact Study examined five supplements: calcium (with vitamin D), folic acid
omega-3 fatty acids, glucosamine and saw palmetto. The results were staggering: the reduction of hip fractures through calcium intake alone could save the health care industry approximately $13.9 billion through a reduction in hospital, nursing facility and physician expenditures. Folic Acid intake for sufferers of neural tube defects (NTD) over five years could save approximately $1.3 billion in lifetime costs. Research on the other supplements was similarly promising."

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