Eating more plant foods may lower heart disease risk in young adults, older women: Study ANI | Updated: Aug 05, 2021 12:56 IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI): According to two new research studies, eating more nutritious, plant-based foods is heart-healthy at any age.
The findings of the studies were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , an open-access journal of the American Heart Association.
In the two separate studies analysing different measures of healthy plant food consumption, researchers found that both young adults and postmenopausal women had fewer heart attacks and were less likely to develop the cardiovascular disease when they ate more healthy plant foods.
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Eating more plant foods may lower heart disease risk in young adults, older women
American Heart AssociationAugust 4, 2021 GMT
Research Highlights:
Eating a plant-centered diet during young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of heart disease in middle age, according to a long-term study with about 30 years of follow-up.
A separate study with about 15 years of follow-up found that eating more plant-based foods that have been shown to lower cholesterol, called the “Portfolio Diet”, is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women.
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Southern Diet Linked To Higher Sudden Cardiac Death Risk: Study
KEY POINTS
It is caused by loss of heart function within an hour of the symptoms onset
It is responsible for half of all heart disease deaths
Those who regularly adhere to a Southern-style diet are more at risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), a team of researchers has found. But following a Mediterranean diet may lessen one s risk.
SCD is a death that is due to loss of heart function within an hour of the symptoms onset, the researchers of a new study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (AHA), noted. It is said to be a common cause of death. In 2016, for instance, it accounted for 1 in 7.5 deaths in the U.S., resulting in about 367,000 deaths.
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