{"id":16572,"date":"2014-04-02T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T13:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=16572"},"modified":"2014-04-02T19:05:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T23:05:58","slug":"good-diet-boosts-health-but-not-wealth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2014\/04\/good-diet-boosts-health-but-not-wealth\/","title":{"rendered":"Good diet boosts health but not wealth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Monash University media release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Shopping2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15792\" alt=\"Shopping2\" src=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Shopping2.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>The idea that a good diet means <strong>a healthy population with lower health costs only holds true when it comes to emergency care<\/strong>, a study shows.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers from Monash University, the National Defense Medical Centre, Taiwan, and the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, found that <strong>although men and women aged over 65 years who ate healthily had shorter stays in hospital, they were strong users of other medical services<\/strong>. In fact, they tended to make greater use of outpatient services, preventive care and dental care than those who did not follow a healthy eating regime.<\/p>\n<p>Emeritus Professor Mark Wahlqvist from Monash University&#8217;s Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and the Monash Asia Institute said <strong>individuals with a higher socioeconomic status usually followed a healthier diet and took better care of their health needs, while those on lower incomes were more likely to cut back on basic needs like food and medication<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A diverse diet can be quite costly, which can lead to food insecurity for low socioeconomic groups who cannot afford it,&#8221; Professor Wahlqvist said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This may partly explain the greater expenditure on acute care that they incur.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Professor Walhlqvist said that economic factors played an inescapable role in the development of health policies, but the medical costs of diet-related and nutritionally related diseases were rarely given attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The findings have important implications for nutrition-related health service policy<\/strong> given that most countries are facing increased medical expenditure as their population ages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such a policy should <strong>pay close attention to socially disadvantaged groups with poorer dietary quality<\/strong>,&#8221; Professor Wahlqvist said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Monash University media release: The idea that a good diet means a healthy population with lower health costs only holds true when it comes to emergency care, a study shows. 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