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title: "Timeline photos Spending on pet care ($71 billion) in the US dwarfs…"
date: 2020-03-30
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships added a new photo.
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# Timeline photos Spending on pet care ($71 billion) in the US dwarfs…

*March 30, 2020 · Facebook*

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Spending on pet care (\$71 billion) in the US dwarfs the \_entire\_ NIH budget (\$31 billion), of which only 3.7% goes to the National Institute of Aging (\$1.2 billion). (1), (2)\
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Yet the potential returns from aging research are enormous:\
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\"Using a model of future health and spending in the USA, the effect of delayed aging resulting in 2.2 years additional life expectancy would yield US\$7 trillion in savings over 50 years; whereas addressing single pathologies such as cancer and heart disease would yield less\" (3)\
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(1) [https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2015/10/billionaire-philanthropists-funding-anti-aging-research](https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2015/10/billionaire-philanthropists-funding-anti-aging-research){target="_blank"}\
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(2) [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/americans-are-spending-more-on-pets-than-ever-before-72-billion-300816835.html](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/americans-are-spending-more-on-pets-than-ever-before-72-billion-300816835.html){target="_blank"}\
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(3) [https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-7799(17)30171-3](https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/fulltext/S0167-7799(17)30171-3){target="_blank"}
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