> Cardiovascular disease claims 610,000 lives in the United States each year. It is the leading cause of mortality nationwide, accounting for one in every four deaths.
> A new analysis, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that a substantial portion of these deaths could be prevented by healthier eating.
Nothing new; has been shown numerous times. Article does not state how this analysis is different.
> In 2015, more than 400,000 [2/3rds] deaths from cardiovascular causes were linked to unhealthy diets, according to the research
According to the article, for a healthy diet we need to eat more:
* whole plant-based foods (nuts, seeds, vegetables, whole grains and fruits), and omega-3 fatty acids
...and we need to eat less:
* salt (sodium), trans-fat, saturated fat, processed meat, sugar
> Ashkan Afshin, co-author of the study, said: “some of the leading risk factors are not high intake of unhealthy foods, but low intake of healthy foods.”
> Over all, the results of the study were consistent with global patterns.
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Now my observation. When they talk about what we should eat more of, the instruction is clear (only omega3s are cryptic). But when stating what we should eat less of most of it is cryptic.
Well let me decrypt it for you... reduce or stop eating:
* meat/dairy/eggs (bad fats, bad protein, toxin build-up)
* processed foods, like oils & sugar (they have been separated from their original form thus lacking fibers and nutrients)
* non foods, like chemicals (sugar replacements, preservatives, colorants, etc.)
Is "TLDR summary" intended to mean that it's a summary created by someone who did not read the article? In particular, the article mentions nothing about saturated fat. Modern research no longer implicates saturated fat. A major part of the "observation" section of this post is based on that injected and incorrect conclusion. Meat/dairy/eggs are fine, with the qualification that processed meats do continue to raise health concerns.
Dietary cholesterol does not directly affect blood serum cholesterol. This has been known for years. You are just spouting bullshit nutritional advice that has contributed to the obesity epidemic since the 1950s. Enjoy your "healthy" low fat foods, I will enjoy my "unhealthy" fats. I just hope no one listens to your advice without doing some research.
> You are just spouting bullshit nutritional advice that has contributed to the obesity epidemic since the 1950s.
Yes I advocate for "whole food plant based" diet. After doing my research. But please tell me how WFPB has "has contributed to the obesity epidemic since the 1950s", because I do not get it.
> Dietary cholesterol does not directly affect blood serum cholesterol.
You say so. But do you think that replacing 5 eggs per week with whole plant foods is not going to lower someones blood serum cholesterol? Because I think it does.
> You say so. But do you think that replacing 5 eggs per week with whole plant foods is not going to lower someones blood serum cholesterol? Because I think it does.
You make it sound obvious but it's does not sound like that to everyone. How is one nutritional healthy food better or worse than another nutritional healthy food?
And the "eating cholesterol gives you high cholesterol" statement is in the same league as "eating fat makes you fat". It's not necessarily true and an oversimplification.
Isn't the egg thing debunked? I remember when I was growing up the rule was no more than 3 per week. Then more recently that advice was changed to 3 per day is fine.
Just to clarify there are toxins that will bioaccumulate such as heavy metals, however simply including meat/dairy/eggs in your diet will not cause this.
> Cardiovascular disease claims 610,000 lives in the United States each year. It is the leading cause of mortality nationwide, accounting for one in every four deaths.
> A new analysis, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, shows that a substantial portion of these deaths could be prevented by healthier eating.
Nothing new; has been shown numerous times. Article does not state how this analysis is different.
> In 2015, more than 400,000 [2/3rds] deaths from cardiovascular causes were linked to unhealthy diets, according to the research
According to the article, for a healthy diet we need to eat more:
* whole plant-based foods (nuts, seeds, vegetables, whole grains and fruits), and omega-3 fatty acids
...and we need to eat less:
* salt (sodium), trans-fat, saturated fat, processed meat, sugar
> Ashkan Afshin, co-author of the study, said: “some of the leading risk factors are not high intake of unhealthy foods, but low intake of healthy foods.”
> Over all, the results of the study were consistent with global patterns.
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Now my observation. When they talk about what we should eat more of, the instruction is clear (only omega3s are cryptic). But when stating what we should eat less of most of it is cryptic.
Well let me decrypt it for you... reduce or stop eating:
* meat/dairy/eggs (bad fats, bad protein, toxin build-up)
* processed foods, like oils & sugar (they have been separated from their original form thus lacking fibers and nutrients)
* non foods, like chemicals (sugar replacements, preservatives, colorants, etc.)