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Study: ‘Meat taxes’ would save many lives and cut health care costs

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With reduced consumption of red meat, the study claims there would be 220,000 fewer deaths from chronic disease per year around the world. Global savings on health care would reach $41 billion.

JACK GUY: ‘A team of researchers led by Dr. Marco Springmann, from the Nuffield Department of Population Health at Oxford University, estimated the rate of tax that would be necessary to offset health care costs related to red meat consumption. “The least intrusive form of regulation is a tax to raise prices and reduce consumption,” said Springmann… Researchers concluded that the UK government should introduce a tax of 79% on processed meat such as bacon, and 14% on unprocessed meat such as steak. In the US these numbers would be 163% and 34% respectively. “The tax is higher in the US due to an inefficient health system that wastes a lot of money,” said Springmann.

They also calculated the projected impact of a so-called meat tax on death rates due to chronic disease. With reduced consumption of red meat, the study… claims there would be 220,000 fewer deaths from chronic disease per year around the world. Of that total, 6,000 deaths would be avoided in the UK and 53,000 in the US. Global savings on health care would reach $41 billion, according to the report… The UK would save $1 billion per year, while the US would reduce spending by $20 billion…

The benefits of reducing red meat consumption also go beyond reducing rates of disease and health care costs. “Consuming red and processed meat not only affects your health but also the economy at large,” said Springmann, citing decreased productivity due to illness and care for family members who suffer with chronic disease. Regular consumption of processed meat has also been linked to a 9% higher risk of breast cancer, according to an analysis of various scientific studies… In fact, eating any ultra-processed food can increase the risk of cancer, obesity and diabetes, according to other research’. SOURCE…

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