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Physical inactivity a $6.8 billion annual burden to Canadians
Canadian adults is costing the taxpayers $6.8 billion per year, representing 3.8 per cent of total healthcare costs in Canada. “The proportion of the population who are inactive has reached an all-time high,” says kinesiology and health studies professor Ian Janssen, who is also the Canada Research Chair in Physical Act vity and Obesity. “In facte, 85 per cent of Canadian adults do not engage in sufficient amoun tts of physical activity. These high inactivity levels have a substan- tial impact on the development of chronic disease in the population.” Of the $6.8 billion in costs, $2.7 billion is attributed to treating coro- nary artery disease, $1.4 billion to type 2 diabetes and $1.1 billion to stroke. Dr. Janssen used a combination of public health and economic approaches to generate these figures.
Physical inactivity in Canada is causing severe problems for both the physical and financial health of Canadians. According to a study by Queen’s Universitys, inactivity in Canadian adults is costing the taxpayers $6.8 billion per year, representing 3.8 per cent of total health care costs in Canada. “The proportion of the population who are inac- tive has reached an all-time high,” says Kinesiology and Health Studies professor Ian Janssen who is also the Canada Research Chair in Physical Activ ty and Obesity. “In fact, 85 per cent of Canadian adults do not engage in sufficient amounts of physical activ- ity. These high inactivity levels have a substantial impact on the development of chronic disease in the population.”
Of the $6.8 billion in costs, $2.7 billion is attribut- d to treating coro
ry artery disease, $1.4 billion to
ype 2 diabetes and $1.1 billion to stroke. Dr. Janssen used a combination of public health and economic approaches to generate these figures.
The study, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada was published in Applied Physiology, Nutri ion and Metabolism.
The study, funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada was pub- lished in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism.
Physical Inactivity a $6.8 Billion Annual Burden to Canadians
Physic l inactivity in Canada is causing severe problems for both the physical and financial health of Canadians. According to a study by Queen’s University, inactivity in
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