DID YOU KNOW…
The research behind a recent report published in Nutrition Journal was conducted based on the authors’ concerns over the growing incidence of non-communicable diseases, as well as the influence industry currently has over government dietary recommendations.
The results of the report state, “The eating pattern that is healthiest for humans (i.e., most natural, and associated with maximal health across the life cycle; reduced non-communicable disease (NCD) risk; and minimal end-of-life illness) is whole food, low fat, plant-based, especially vegan, with the absence of ultra-processed food.”
Why am I not surprised!
For the full report go to: https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12937-024-01018-z
In the meantime, we also have a new study from the American Journal of Preventative Cardiology which indicates, once again, that vegan and vegetarian diets are linked with significantly less chance of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the number one killer here in the U.S. A vegan diet also shines when it comes to reducing CVD risk factors like hypertension, dyslipidemia, and overweight/obesity.
In this umbrella study, the authors did a “review of systematic reviews (and) compared the relationships between vegetarian, vegan and non-vegetarian dietary patterns and CVD health outcomes and risk factors among presumably healthy adults (≥18 years) in the general population.”
The report concluded that in “presumably healthy adults in the general population, vegetarian and vegan dietary patterns were associated with lower CVD and CHD incidence, and risk of CVD mortality compared to non-vegetarian dietary patterns.”
Gald to have the study, but again, no surprise here!
For the full report go to: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667724002368
Have a family or personal history of heart disease? Starting to have some of the risk factors? Been told by your doctor to make changes, but not sure how?
There is no time like the present and it is never too late!
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Registered Dietitians/Nutritionists are the food and health experts who can translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living. Marla Ablon uses her nutrition expertise to help individuals of all ages make unique, positive lifestyle changes.
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