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Socioeconomic burden of sugar-sweetened beverages consumption in Korea

Authors
 Jee-Seon Shim  ;  Nam Hoon Kang  ;  Jung Sug Lee  ;  Ki Nam Kim  ;  Hae Kyung Chung  ;  Hae Rang Chung  ;  Hung-Ju Kim  ;  Yoon-Sook Ahn  ;  Moon-Jeong Chang 
Citation
 NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE, Vol.13(2) : 134-140, 2019 
Journal Title
NUTRITION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
ISSN
 1976-1457 
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Dietary sugars ; costs ; public health ; sugar-sweetened beverages
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:

Excessive sugar consumption may increase the risk for development of several diseases. Although average dietary sugar intake of Koreans is within the recommended level, an increasing trend has been found in all age groups. This study aimed to evaluate the population attributable fractions (PAF) to dietary sugar for disease and death in Korea, and to estimate the socioeconomic effects of a reduction in dietary sugar.

MATERIALS/METHODS:

The prevalence of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) overconsumption (≥ 20 g of sugar from beverages) was analyzed using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2015. Disease-specific relative risks of excessive SSB consumption were obtained through reviewing previous studies. Using the prevalence of SSB overconsumption and each relative risk, PAFs for morbidity and mortality were calculated. Socioeconomic costs of diseases and death attributable to SSB overconsumption were estimated by using representative data on national medical expenditures, health insurance statistics, employment information, and previous reports.

RESULTS:

Disease-specific PAF to SSB consumption ranged from 3.11% for stroke to 9.05% for obesity and dental caries, respectively. Costs from disease caused by SSB overconsumption was estimated at 594 billion won in 2015. About 39 billion won was estimated to be from SSB consumption-related deaths, and a total of 633 billion won was predicted to have been saved through preventing SSB overconsumption.

CONCLUSIONS:

Sugars overconsumption causes considerable public burdens, although the cost estimates do not include any informal expenditure. Information on these socioeconomic effects helps both health professionals and policy makers to create and to implement programs for reducing sugar consumption.
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DOI
10.4162/nrp.2019.13.2.134
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Shim, Jee Seon(심지선) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8671-3153
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/174583
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