Chronic diseases attributable to a diet rich in processed meat in Brazil: Burden and financial impact on the healthcare system.

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

SUBMITTER: Rocha CEF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10050364 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature