Health Affairs November 4, 2024
The United States’ epidemic of diet-related illness, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, is responsible for a significant portion of the nation’s health burden, escalating health care costs, declining life expectancy, and reduced economic productivity. The impact of these diseases is not evenly distributed across the population: Historically marginalized communities bear a disproportionate burden of preventable disease as a result of broader social structures and systemic issues such as economic inequality and racism. Research to better understand the causes and mechanisms of disparities and potential strategies to achieve health equity must address these broader determinants. The failure of the current biomedical research funding system to adequately consider these broader determinants perpetuates health inequities across the nation.
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