The top 10 medical expenses can all be decreased by vitamin D

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The health problems & expenses WebMD Nov 2021

Problem	Cost	VitaminDWiki
Heart Conditions:	$555 Billion	Overview Cardiovascular and vitamin D
Diabetes:	$245 Billion	Overview Diabetes and vitamin D
Cancer:	$225 Billion	Overview Cancer and vitamin D and 17+ subcategories
Obesity:	$190 Billion	Overview Obesity and Vitamin D
COPD and Asthma: Between	$100-290 Billion	COPD fought by Vitamin D - many studies Overview Asthma and Vitamin D
Traffic Injuries:	$99 Billion	Vitamin D is needed before most surgeries
Mental Disorders:	$89 Billion	Overview Alzheimer's-Cognition and Vitamin D Depression   Brain and Vitamin D - many studies
Low Back and Neck Problems:	$87 Billion	Back Pain
Joint Disorders:	$80 Billion	Overview Osteoporosis and vitamin D
High Blood Pressure:	$46 Billion	Overview Hypertension and Vitamin D

Heart Conditions, Diabetes, Cancer, Obesity, COPD and Asthma, Traffic Injuries, Mental Disorders, Depression; Brain, Low Back and Neck Problems, Joint Disorders, High Blood Pressure,
Note: The above are probably just medical costs, and so would not include

• loss of salary,
• time off from work,
• reduced job productivity
• disability
• long-term assistance/care
• death

Both medical and other costs are included in the Global Burden of Disease

• Top Icelandic disease concerns - Global Burden of Disease 2010
• Global Burden of Disease - Dec 2012

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See related: Top 10 chronic health problems of children, women, pregnancies, seniors, and darker skins are fought by Vitamin D

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