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Potentially preventable stroke deaths from price changes for select foods U.S. 2017

Number of deaths from stroke in the U.S. that could be prevented per year by a 10 percent or 30 percent price change for select foods as of 2017

The data describes the estimated number of deaths from stroke in the United States that could be prevented per year with a 10% and 30% price change for select foods as of 2017. It was calculated that 10% price subsidies for fruit could prevent up to 3,038 stroke deaths per year.

Fruit	3038	8308
Vegetables	3423	9554
Whole grains	514	1522
Sugar sweetened beverages	67	201

Potentially preventable stroke deaths from price changes for select foods U.S. 2017

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