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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2020

Health claim regulations on foods: impacts on life expectancy in Canada and the United States.

Taryn Presseau, Stavroula Malla, K K Klein

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Taryn PresseauUniversity of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada.
Stavroula MallaDepartment of Economics, University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive, Lethbridge, AB, T1K 3M4, Canada. S.Malla@uleth.ca.
K K KleinUniversity of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada.

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Abstract

objectivesChronic disease accounts for 70% of deaths globally and causes substantial economic burdens. Research indicates diet can significantly reduce the risk of many chronic diseases. Governments regulate health claims that can inform consumers of foods' health attributes and encourage them to consume healthy diets. This paper evaluates how the health status of North Americans has changed over time and after the approval of health claims in Canada and the United States.

methodsData were obtained from the OECD Health Statistics database. A logarithmic health status function with country fixed-effects for Canada and the USA is used to evaluate changes in life expectancies over time.

resultsThe findings indicate the health claims significantly affected female but not male life expectancies. However, both female (0.303%/year) and male (0.611%/year) life expectancies improved over the period, suggesting they are responsive to external health information.

conclusionThis paper provides insights and discusses policy options regarding the efficacy of specific health claims in Canada and the USA at nudging consumers to improve health outcomes.

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Diet, HealthyFoodLife ExpectancyCanadaFemaleHumansMaleUnited StatesFunctional foodsHealth claimsHealth nudgesPopulation health

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PMID32314295
PMCPMC7501387

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