> 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.)