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Article: VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS COULD CUT BILLIONS IN HEALTH CARE COSTS
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- September 22, 1993
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. health care system could save $8.7 billion annually from reduced hospitalizations resulting from five major diseases if Americans consumed optimal levels of the antioxidant vitamins C and E and beta-carotene. The $8.7 billion figures implies a five-year savings of more than $43.5 billion.
These numbers were part of an economic analysis released today at the Council for Responsible Nutrition's 20th anniversary annual conference in Washington, D.C.
The study by Pracon, Inc., a Reston, Va. economic analysis firm, concluded:
-- For coronary heart disease-related hospitalizations, vitamin E supplements have the potential ...