Little changes mean big savings

Wed. July 01, 2009; Posted: 09:36 PM

Jul 01, 2009 (Omaha World-Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- CAG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Reducing calories and sodium even modestly can significantly improve health and lower medical costs, according to two studies commissioned by Omaha-based ConAgra Foods.

According to research by consulting firms the Lewin Group and Nutrition Impact LLC, if 225 million U.S. adults lost weight by eating 100 fewer calories a day, there would be fewer heart problems, cancer, diabetes and other diseases. After about a decade, the nation could save more than $100 billion a year through lower medical costs and improved productivity, the studies reported.

Reducing sodium intake by 400 milligrams per day would mean about $5 billion a year in savings, according to the studies, which were published in this month's issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Eating 500 fewer calories and reducing sodium by 1,100 milligrams per day would more than double the respective savings, according to the studies, which used information from sources such as the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Academy of Sciences and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

ConAgra paid for the studies to promote an understanding of the link between diet and health, said Mark Andon, ConAgra's vice president of nutrition.

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