Researchers said that international efforts aimed at reducing salt intake and control of smoking and to ensure those at risk of heart disease take needed drugs could prevent a million deaths each year.
According to researchers from the World Health Organization and others in a special report published in the journal (the Lancet) medical on Tuesday that such simple measures would cost little, but save billions of dollars in lost productivity and health care costs.
The researchers studied in the prevention efforts in 23 countries from low-income and medium-sized enterprises, including China, India, Russia and Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, Poland and Nigeria, countries experiencing 80 per cent of deaths caused by chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes in the world.
Dr. Pervez Asaria Foundation (King's Fund think-London) that reducing salt intake by 15 per cent and the application of measures to combat smoking, such as increasing taxes and banning smoking in the workplace and the development of public awareness will prevent the occurrence of about 14 million deaths during the ten years at a cost of less than 40 cents per person per countries with low and middle income. The researchers said that the cost may range from 50 cents to U.S. $ per person in high-income countries.
And a lot of salt intake may lead to high blood pressure, which may increase the risk of stroke and heart attacks. The World Health Organization recommends no more than the amount of salt consumption than five grams a day. The Asaria and colleagues that it can reduce salt consumption by reducing the proportion of salt in processed foods and information campaign to encourage people to eat less salt.
The researchers said "Our results show that within ten years can avoid the occurrence of 13.8 million deaths if implemented the measures selected to reduce the use of salt and tobacco."
Most of the deaths will be avoided and representing 76 per cent are caused by heart disease, followed by 15 per cent are caused by respiratory diseases and about 9 percent due to cancer.
In another study, "said Steven Lim from the University of Washington in Seattle and his colleagues that the efforts that aim to treat people at high risk of heart disease in countries with low and middle income can prevent the occurrence of about 18 million deaths during the ten years.
The researchers demonstrated the effect of giving some people at high risk for heart disease, a certain amount of aspirin, two blood pressure pills and a drug known to reduce cholesterol. The cost of this $ 47 billion over ten years an average of $ 1.08 per person per year.
Dr. Colin Mathers, heart disease, stroke and diabetes in the three countries and twenty-studied will cause a loss of $ 84 billion of economic output between 2006 and 2015.
"The growing burden of chronic disease will be especially severe in countries with low and middle income are least able to afford a setback in development for health reasons."
According to researchers from the World Health Organization and others in a special report published in the journal (the Lancet) medical on Tuesday that such simple measures would cost little, but save billions of dollars in lost productivity and health care costs.
The researchers studied in the prevention efforts in 23 countries from low-income and medium-sized enterprises, including China, India, Russia and Brazil, Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, Poland and Nigeria, countries experiencing 80 per cent of deaths caused by chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes in the world.
Dr. Pervez Asaria Foundation (King's Fund think-London) that reducing salt intake by 15 per cent and the application of measures to combat smoking, such as increasing taxes and banning smoking in the workplace and the development of public awareness will prevent the occurrence of about 14 million deaths during the ten years at a cost of less than 40 cents per person per countries with low and middle income. The researchers said that the cost may range from 50 cents to U.S. $ per person in high-income countries.
And a lot of salt intake may lead to high blood pressure, which may increase the risk of stroke and heart attacks. The World Health Organization recommends no more than the amount of salt consumption than five grams a day. The Asaria and colleagues that it can reduce salt consumption by reducing the proportion of salt in processed foods and information campaign to encourage people to eat less salt.
The researchers said "Our results show that within ten years can avoid the occurrence of 13.8 million deaths if implemented the measures selected to reduce the use of salt and tobacco."
Most of the deaths will be avoided and representing 76 per cent are caused by heart disease, followed by 15 per cent are caused by respiratory diseases and about 9 percent due to cancer.
In another study, "said Steven Lim from the University of Washington in Seattle and his colleagues that the efforts that aim to treat people at high risk of heart disease in countries with low and middle income can prevent the occurrence of about 18 million deaths during the ten years.
The researchers demonstrated the effect of giving some people at high risk for heart disease, a certain amount of aspirin, two blood pressure pills and a drug known to reduce cholesterol. The cost of this $ 47 billion over ten years an average of $ 1.08 per person per year.
Dr. Colin Mathers, heart disease, stroke and diabetes in the three countries and twenty-studied will cause a loss of $ 84 billion of economic output between 2006 and 2015.
"The growing burden of chronic disease will be especially severe in countries with low and middle income are least able to afford a setback in development for health reasons."
