the answer is rather straightforward!
Please consider your consumption of 10 foods/nutrients associated with cardiometabolic diseases: fruits, vegetables, nuts/seeds, whole grains, unprocessed red meats, processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), polyunsaturated fats, seafood omega-3 fats, and sodium.
New research suggests that
The largest numbers of estimated diet-related cardiometabolic deaths were related to
high sodium (66 508 deaths in 2012; 9.5% of all cardiometabolic deaths),
low nuts/seeds (59 374; 8.5%),
high processed meats (57 766; 8.2%),
low seafood omega-3 fats (54 626; 7.8%),
low vegetables (53 410; 7.6%),
low fruits (52 547; 7.5%), and
high SSBs (51 694; 7.4%).
Between 2002 and 2012, population-adjusted US cardiometabolic deaths per year decreased by 26.5%.
The greatest decline was associated with insufficient polyunsaturated fats (−20.8% relative change [95% UI, −18.5% to −22.8%]), nuts/seeds (−18.0% [95% UI, −14.6% to −21.0%]), and excess SSBs (−14.5% [95% UI, −12.0% to −16.9%]).
The greatest increase was associated with unprocessed red meats (+14.4% [95% UI, 9.1%-19.5%]).
