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Helpful trivia for the
Do-It-Yourself health planner
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DIY Health Plan: Introduction
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DIY Health Plan: Introduction
Armed with a little knowledge that is anything
but trivial, YOU can design your own
“Health Plan” to:
Decrease your risk of developing a
costly chronic disease.
Increase your chance for a long,
comfortable, healthy life.
Save money, which is especially
important in uncertain economic times.
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DIY Health Plan: Introduction
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FOOD AND HEALTH
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Dollars and Sense categories:
You can save more than $6000 per
year by…
Do prescription drug expenses
increase as we age?
How much does the U.S. spend on
healthcare per year?
Businesses can save $800 per
employee yearly by…
If 10% of us began a regular walking
program, how much would be saved
yearly in terms of healthcare
dollars?
Treatment for chronic diseases
accounts for what % of spending?
How much does diabetes cost in the
US in “indirect” expenses like
disability, annually?
How much more per year do drugs
cost for obese Medicare patients?
How much does the US spend on
these diseases?
How much does heart disease and
stroke cost the US in “indirect”
expenses, like disability, annually?
How much is spent on prescription
drugs for these diseases?
YOU can cut your healthcare
expenses by almost $2000 per year
by…
Who spends more on prescription
medications?
Planning Tips
U.S. healthcare spending
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$ Question 1:
How much does the U.S. spend on healthcare
per year?
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B•
C•
D•
$10 Million
$500 Million
$850 Million
More than $1 Trillion
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$ Answer 1
D. More than $1 Trillion is spent on healthcare
each year. In 2007, the total was $1.13 Trillion.
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$ Question 2:
Treatment for chronic diseases such as heart disease,
cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes
accounts for ____% of our healthcare spending?
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B•
C•
D•
25%
50%
65%
75%
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$ Answer 2
D. Answer: Treatment for chronic diseases such
as heart disease, cancer, stroke, high blood
pressure, and diabetes accounts for
healthcare expenditures.
75% of
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$ Question 3:
How much does the U.S. spend annually on
these chronic diseases?
Cancer: Almost ___ billion
Heart Disease: More than ___ billion
Diabetes: More than ___ billion
Hypertension: Almost ___ billion
Hyperlipidemia: Almost ___ billion
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$ Answer 3
Cancer: Almost $98 billion
Heart Disease: More than $82 billion
Diabetes: More than $41 billion
Hypertension: Almost $41 billion
Hyperlipidemia: Almost $31.5 billion
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Question 4:
YOU can cut your healthcare expenses by
almost $2,000/year by…
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B•
C•
D•
A. Maintaining a normal body weight
B. Drinking 4 ounces of red wine every night
C. Eating one ounce of dark chocolate daily
D. Running 35 miles per week
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Answer 4
YOU can cut your healthcare expenses by
almost $2,000/year by…
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A. Maintaining a normal body weight
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Question 5:
YOU can save more than $6,000 per year by…
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B•
C•
D•
A. NOT developing diabetes
B. Eating out only once per week
C. Walking to work
D. Drinking 8 ounces of water daily
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Answer 5
YOU can save more than $6,000 per year by…
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A. NOT developing diabetes
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Question 6:
Businesses can save $800 per employee
yearly by…
AA. Offering discounts for local health clubs and gyms
BB. Providing incentives for employees to lose weight
C. Improving the nutritional value of foods sold in
C the workplace
D. Encouraging physical activity throughout the work
day
D
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Answer 6
A,B, C, D: Businesses can save $800 per
employee yearly by doing all of those things
and more to help fight obesity. They lose an
average of $800/year in missed work days for
every worker that is obese.
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Question 7:
How much does diabetes cost the U.S. in
“indirect” expenses, like disability, annually?
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B•
C•
D•
A. Less than $100 million
B. $500 million
C. $25 billion
D. $58 billion
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Answer 7
D. In 2007, the U.S. spent $58 billion in
diabetes-related “indirect” expenses…costs
from disability, work loss, and premature
death.
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Question 8:
How much does heart disease and stroke cost
the U.S. in “indirect” expenses, like disability,
annually?
AA. Less than $100 million
• BB. $500 million
• CC. $100 billion
• DD. $More than $160 billion
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Answer 8
D. The American Heart Association estimates
that the U.S. spends $161.5 billion in heart
disease- and stroke-related “indirect”
expenses…costs from disability, work loss, and
premature death.
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Question 9:
Who spends more on prescription
medications?
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B
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C
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D
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People with diabetes
People with heart disease
People with cancer
People with high blood pressure
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Answer 9
C. People with cancer spend the most on
prescription medications, $2,077/year.
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Heart Disease meds average $554/year
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Diabetes meds average $1,049/year
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High blood pressure meds average $422/year
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High blood cholesterol meds average $663/year
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Stroke-related medications average $722/year
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Question 10:
Do prescription drug expenses increase as we
age?
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Yes or no?
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Answer 10
Yes! Those dollar amounts for prescription drug
expenses rise considerably as we age. Medicare
recipients spend an average of more than
$2,000/year on medications for chronic
diseases.
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Extended Answer
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For medicare recipients 65 years and older:
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Heart Disease meds are $2,480/year
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Diabetes meds are $2,768/year
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High blood pressure meds are $2,263/year
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Cancer meds are $2,292/year
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Stroke-related medications are $2,592/year
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Question 11:
If 10% of us began a regular walking program,
how much would be saved yearly in terms of
healthcare dollars?
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B•
C•
D•
more than $5 billion
$3-$5 billion
$3-$5 million
less than $5 million
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Answer 11
A. $5.6 BILLION in health costs could be saved if
just 10% of us began a regular walking
program!
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Question 12:
Prescription drug costs account for one-fifth of our country’s
healthcare spending. It’s been shown that Medicare
prescription drug payments are more for people who are
obese. How much more per year?
A•
B•
C•
D•
$250
$500
$600
$1,000
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Answer 12
C. Medicare prescription drug payments are
$600 more per year for people who are obese.
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More Questions
How much is spent annually on prescription
drugs to treat…
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B•
C•
D•
High blood pressure?
Diabetes?
Heart disease?
Hyperlipidemia?
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Answers
Annual prescription drug costs for the U.S....
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High blood pressure: More than $20 billion
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Diabetes: More than $19 billion
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Heart disease: More than $8 billion
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Hyperlipidemia: More than $22 billion
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Planning Tips
• It’s common sense (or “cents”)
…do what you can to prevent costly chronic
diseases and save your money!
• The good news is that many chronic diseases
can be prevented by proper diet and lifestyle
changes.
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Movement & exercise categories:
Diabetes & exercise
Movement statistics
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Movement Question 1:
You have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, but your
registered dietitian says that you can decrease your risk of
developing Type 2 Diabetes by 58% by doing which of these
things?
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B•
C•
D•
A. Lose at least 7% of your body weight.
B. Jog 5 miles a day.
C. Be physically active for 2.5 hours/week.
D. A&C
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Answer
D. If you have been diagnosed with prediabetes, you can reduce your chances of
developing Type 2 Diabetes (AND save big on
health expenses) over the next three years by
losing weight and exercising!
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Question 2
Physical activity is key in staying healthy and
preventing chronic disease, but how many of us
“move” enough to get the health benefits of
regular exercise?
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B•
C•
A. 75% of adults
B. 60% of adults
C. less than 50% of adults
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Answer
C: Less than half of adults in the U.S. “move”
enough to get the proven health benefits of
regular exercise
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Food and health categories:
Nutrition & medical
costs
Diet and diabetes
Nutrition and Cancer
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Question 1:
How much of the medical costs for chronic
diseases is attributed to poor nutrition?
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Answer 1
The American Heart Association estimates that
each year, more than $33 billion in medical
costs (and $9 billion in lost productivity)
resulting from heart disease, cancer, stroke,
and diabetes are attributed to poor diet.
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Question 2:
According to the American Diabetes
Association, how many cases of Type 2
Diabetes can be prevented by adopting a
healthy diet and increasing physical activity?
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B•
C•
A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 50%
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Answer 2
C. According to the American Diabetes
Association, UP TO 50% of Type 2 Diabetes
cases can be prevented by adopting a healthy
diet and increasing physical activity!
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Question 3:
According to the American Cancer Society, how
many cancer cases could be prevented by
proper diet and nutrition?
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B•
C•
D•
A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 30%
D. 50%
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Answer
C. According to the American Cancer Society,
30% of cancer cases could be prevented by
proper diet and nutrition.
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Obesity categories:
Weight loss &
medical costs
Diseases associated
with Obesity
Obesity and chronic
health statistics
Obesity Costs
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Question 1:
If you are obese, how much weight do you
need to lose in order to make a dent in your
medical costs?
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B•
C•
A. Enough to get down to your “Ideal Body Weight”
B. At least 50 pounds
C. none of the above
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Answer 1
C. None of the above. Actually, a sustained 10%
weight loss will reduce an overweight person’s
lifetime medical costs by $2,200-$5,300.
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Question 2:
What chronic diseases are associated with
obesity?
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Answer 2
Heart Disease and Stroke, Hypertension, Type 2
Diabetes, and some types of Cancer are
associated with obesity.
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Question 3:
How many obese adults suffer from at least
one chronic health condition?
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Answer 3
Almost 60% of obese adults suffer from at least
one chronic health condition.
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Question 4:
Besides chronic disease, what other costs are
associated with obesity?
A• A. More physician office visits
B• B. Lost work days
C• C. restricted activity
D
• D. Care provided by non-paid care givers
E• E. Care for undiagnosed conditions
F• F. Social costs and cost of pain and suffering
G
• G. All of the above
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Answer 4
All of the above! Obesity is a cost that affects
everyone in some way!
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