Study Finds Eating These 6 Key Food Groups Lowers Risks of Heart Disease and Stroke

[Voice of Hope October 3, 2023](Editor: Li Wenhan) According to World Health Organization estimates, nearly 18 million people died from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 2019, accounting for 32% of global deaths. 85% of these deaths are caused by heart attacks and strokes.

A study led by researchers from Canada’s McMaster University Institute for Population Health and the Hamilton Institute of Health Sciences found that eating fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish, and full-fat dairy products was associated with lower risk factors including heart disease and stroke. included in the risk of CVD. Not eating enough of these 6 key food groups increases the risk of CVD in adults.

Nuts (photoAC)

The study also found that a healthy diet can be achieved in a variety of ways, such as moderate amounts of whole grains or unprocessed meats. Relevant research was published in the European Heart Journal on July 6.

While previous similar studies have focused on Western diets, the new study is global and focuses on foods generally considered healthy.

The researchers and their global collaborators analyzed data from multiple studies on 245,000 people in 80 countries. They derived diet scores from the large-scale ongoing global prospective urban-rural epidemiology (PURE) study and then used the PURE Healthy Diet Score in 5 separate studies, measuring healthy diet scores in different parts of the world and in people with and without prior CVD. health outcomes.

Unlike previous healthy eating scores and studies, the PURE healthy eating scores are well representative of low-, middle- and high-income countries, are global, and focus on purely protective or natural foods.

“Recently there has been increasing interest in consuming protective foods to prevent disease,” said Andrew Mente, lead author of the paper and McMaster University’s Population Health Institute. “Our study shows that in addition to eating large amounts of fruits, vegetables, nuts and In addition to legumes, moderate consumption of whole foods is key. In addition, moderate intake of fish and full-fat dairy products can reduce the risk of CVD and mortality.”

Vegetables (pixabay)

The PURE Healthy Diet Score recommends consuming an average of two to three servings of fruit, two to three servings of vegetables, one serving of nuts, and two servings of dairy products per day; three to four servings of legumes and two to three servings of fish per week. Additionally, include one serving of whole grains, one serving of unprocessed red meat, or poultry per day, depending on the situation.

Related paper information:

https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad269

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2023-10-03 09:19:45

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