has shown a correlation
between a high intake of red meat, both processed and unprocessed, and an increased risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Physicians have recommended vitamin D supplements to their patients for a decade, with good reason: dozens of studies have shown a correlation
between high intake of vitamin D — far higher than most people would get in a typical diet and from exposure to the sun — and lower rates of chronic diseases, such as cancer and type 1 diabetes.
The recommendation that people eat at least five servings (about 400 grams) of fruits and veggies each day, espoused by the WHO since 1990, was based on studies that found a link
between higher intakes of these foods and lower risks for cancer and other diseases.
A 2012 study published in the Annals of Neurology found an association
between a higher intake of strawberries and blueberries and a reduction of rates of cognitive decline in older women.
From these data, the team made an association
between high intakes of saturated and trans - unsaturated fats and Alzheimer's disease.
Interventional studies in humans also show a link
between higher intake of quercetin and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
Other cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, which have examined associations between blood pressure and all amino acids, reported inverse associations
between higher intakes of glutamic acid, histidine, and tyrosine and systolic blood pressure (15 — 17).
Some observational studies have reported significant associations
between high intakes of cruciferous vegetables and lower risk of several types of cancer (1).
Not exact matches
The timing for my test coincided with publication of PURE study results in the Lancet which headlined an association
between higher carbohydrate
intake and all cause mortality.
Finally, we have reviewed a large - scale study on
high blood pressure showing an association
between high levels of protein
intake (in the vicinity of 100 grams per day) and significantly decreased risk of
high blood pressure over an 11 - year period of time.
In both surveys there were significant linear associations
between socio - economic deprivation and
intakes of energy, non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES) as a percentage of food energy, sugar - sweetened beverages, confectionery, crisps and savoury snacks and leisure - time screen use (all
higher among children in more deprived areas), while
intakes of fruit, fruit juice and vegetables showed the opposite trend.
This analysis of longitudinal growth data from > 2000 children in the Gemini twin cohort has demonstrated that
higher protein
intake at 21 mo is associated with
higher weight gain and
higher BMI (but not height)
between 21 and 36 mo and 21 and 60 mo, with no evidence of diminution over time.
A meta - analysis of prospective cohort studies concluded that there is no overall association
between milk
intake and hip fracture risk in women, whereas, in men, evidence was suggestive of a benefit of
higher milk
intake (31).
I have seen the graphs showing a correlation
between high fructose corn syrup
intake and rising obesity rates in the United States, but it is important to point out that increased
high fructose corn syrup
intake was also accompanied by exploding portion sizes and easier availability of sugar and fat - laden foods.
Stratifying by maternal postpartum fish
intake (< 2 vs ≥ 2 servings per week), the relationship
between breastfeeding duration and the WRAVMA score at age 3 years seemed stronger in children of women with
higher vs lower fish
intake (Table 6), but the interaction was not statistically significant (P =.16 for interaction).
This is one reason there will be an unusually
high number of rematches
between the 2015
intake and the MPs they replaced.
There was no significant association
between higher levels of fruit and vegetable
intake (greater than 7 daily serves) and a lower incidence of stress.
The authors noted that other studies have found links
between obesity and asthma and
between sugar - sweetened beverage and
high fructose
intake and increased asthma risk.
The authors note that the different relationships
between alcohol
intake and various types of cardiovascular disease may relate to alcohol's elevating effects on blood pressure and on factors related to elevated
high - density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - C)(also known as «good» cholesterol).
The investigators say further studies should investigate the possibility of a «threshold»
between medium and
higher levels of fruit and vegetable
intake and psychological stress.
A new study led by researchers at the University of Granada has analysed the link
between egg
intake in adolescents and the main risk factors for developing cardiovascular diseases, such as lipid profile, excess body fat, insulin resistance and
high blood pressure.
Isoflavones have been shown to slow the growth of breast cancer cells in laboratory studies, and epidemiological analyses in East Asian women with breast cancer found links
between higher isoflavone
intake and reduced mortality.
Dahl also discovered population trends that continue to be cited as strong evidence of a link
between salt
intake and
high blood pressure.
They looked specifically at whether the relationship
between sodium (salt)
intake and death, heart disease and stroke differs in people with
high blood pressure compared to those with normal blood pressure.
The authors say: «We observed a
high consumption of SSBs to be significantly associated with lower
intakes of foods generally perceived as healthy; the largest
intake differences
between high and low consumers of SSBs were seen for fruits, vegetables, yoghurt, breakfast cereals, fibre rich bread and fish.»
When the researchers compared people with the
highest and the lowest
intake of saturated fats, they found no clear difference
between the risk of heart disease or other cardiac events.
The researchers found a correlation
between high blood pressure and
higher salt
intake, even in people who were eating a
high amount of potassium and other nutrients.
· evidence supports a positive relationship
between higher levels of sodium
intake and risk of heart disease, which is consistent with previous research based on sodium's effects on blood pressure;
Recent studies that examine links
between sodium consumption and health outcomes support recommendations to lower sodium
intake from the very
high levels some Americans consume now, but evidence from these studies does not support reduction in sodium
intake to below 2,300 mg per day, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.
Previous studies have shown an association
between high folic acid
intake and a reduction in the immune system defenses needed to fight viral infections and cancer.
«Contamination by environmental pollutants in fish could provide an explanation for the observed association
between high fish
intake in pregnancy and increased childhood adiposity,» the authors write.
Cross-sectional analysis from the Nurses Health Study indicated that frequent alcohol
intake is independently related to
higher endogenous estradiol levels and that estradiol alone, or combined with SHBG, influenced the protective association
between alcohol consumption and diabetes risk in postmenopausal women (133).
New research published in Thorax examines the association
between higher cured meat
intake and worsening asthma symptoms over time, using BMI as a mediator.
Increase your fiber
intake far in advance of your race so that your body has time to get used to a
higher intake if you normally don't get enough (adults should aim to get
between 21 and 38 grams of fiber per day, per the U.S. National Library of Medicine).
The relationship
between sodium
intake and heart risk seen in the study was «J - shaped»: Risk is somewhat elevated in people with the lowest sodium
intake, drops to its lowest point in people with average
intake, and then climbs steadily in groups with
higher intake.
The researchers found that people with a low sodium
intake (less than 3,000 mg) experienced a
higher risk of heart attack, stroke, or heart failure, compared to people who consumed
between 3,000 mg and 6,000 mg a day.
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intake is quite
high but, more importantly, that we are lifting heavy weights in the gym following a consistent, efficient hypertrophy program that takes into consideration the number of sets and repetitions, the tempo, the training volume, the time under tension, the duration of rest
between the sets, etc., etc..
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The key to success with this diet is to reduce carbohydrate
intake to
between 20 - 50 grams per day and replace them with
high fat, protein filled foods.
Usually, if you don't alternate
between high and low
intake, your body lowers the capacity to burn fat and keeps more water, which gives you a bloated appearance.
Generally, the
high carb days will be spaced pretty evenly apart, with three or four days of lower carb
intake in
between each, so that the time for the carb - up (or «refeed») comes when the body has completely depleted its glycogen stores.
They also observed «a significant inverse association
between higher vegetable protein
intake and risk of fatal heart disease.»
Dahl also discovered population trends that continue to be cited as strong evidence of a link
between salt
intake and
high blood pressure.
There were ≈ 1.5-fold differences in total magnesium
intake between the
highest and lowest quintiles of the study population (medians: 382 mg / d in the
highest quintile, 230 mg / d in the lowest).
I have based the calorie and macronutrient
intakes on a female aged
between 18 - 30 years, who weighs 70kgs and exercises at a moderate to
high intensity.
Previous cross-sectional studies suggested an inverse association
between magnesium
intake and concentrations of
high - sensitivity C - reactive protein (CRP)(7).
CDC speculates that the observed association
between low sodium
intake and increased CVD risk may have been due to a
higher proportion of participants in the low sodium group, compared to groups with
higher intake levels, who had diabetes, hypertension, and pre-existing cardiovascular disease at baseline and therefore may have consumed less sodium, leading to a noncausal association
between sodium
intake and increased cardiovascular events.
When we controlled for the effect of plant - based protein, there was no change in the association
between protein
intake and mortality, indicating that
high levels of animal proteins promote mortality and not that plant - based proteins have a protective effect» and for people aged 66 +, all - cause mortality...... «was not affected by percent calories from fat, from carbohydrates, or from animal protein.»
I'm asking specifically about the correlation
between higher protein
intake and lower rates of cancer deaths, as shown at 1:26 in the video.
The big similarity
between the two approaches is that they both attach
high priority to a
high intake of fruit, vegetables and plant - based proteins.