Diet, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 80 countries
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AbstractAims. To develop a healthy diet score that is associated with health outcomes and is globally applicable using data from the Prospective Urban Rural Epi

Consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish and whole-fat dairy products is key to lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes. The study also found that a healthy diet can be achieved in various ways, such as including moderate amounts of whole grains or unprocessed meats.

The World Health Organization estimates ~18 million people died from cardiovascular disease in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attacks and strokes. Population Research Health Institute researchers and their global collaborators analyzed data from 245,000 people in 80 countries from multiple studies.

  • forestG@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Also, human metabolism changes with age, so the habits that have sustained your health for the past decade may not continue to work in the future.

    While this is certainly true, I feel the need to say here that the first time I looked at the contestants of an ultra-marathon event near me I was surprised to find that there were people well over their fifties participating. I mean, at least as far as this habit goes, their metabolism can’t be very slow…