Wheat had the highest
correlation with heart disease amongst the China Study data
Not exact matches
Low cholesterol is also correlated
with mental problems like dementia and several types of cancers so the idea of taking drugs specifically to lower serum levels warrants further scrutiny, especially in segments of the population (like children, women, and men over age 50) when there is no
correlation to
heart disease to begin
with!
Coconut oil was feared for years due to its high saturated fat content, but that fear was put to rest when studies showed there wasn't enough
correlation with the consumption of saturated fat and
heart disease.
Why does Campbell indict animal foods in cardiovascular
disease (
correlation of +1 for animal protein and -11 for fish protein), yet fail to mention that wheat flour has a
correlation of +67
with heart attacks and coronary
heart disease, and plant protein correlates at +25
with these conditions?
Perhaps surprisingly, total cholesterol has only weak associations
with heart disease and diabetes — weaker, in fact, than the
correlation between these conditions and plant protein intake (+25 and +12, respectively).
A survey of 1700 patients
with hardening of the arteries, conducted by the famous
heart surgeon Michael DeBakey, found no relationship between the level of cholesterol in the blood and the incidence of atherosclerosis.9 A survey of South Carolina adults found no
correlation of blood cholesterol levels
with «bad» dietary habits, such as use of red meat, animal fats, fried foods, butter, eggs, whole milk, bacon, sausage and cheese.10 A Medical Research Council survey showed that men eating butter ran half the risk of developing
heart disease as those using margarine.11
Is it any wonder that tests and studies have repeatedly shown a high
correlation between cancer and
heart disease with the consumption of polyunsaturates?
This misconception arose from American scientist Ancel Keys landmark Seven Countries Study where he demonstrated a
correlation between the consumption of saturated fat in the diet
with blood cholesterol levels and
heart disease.
Ironically, when we look at plant protein — which The China Study argues so vigorously is cancer - protective — we find almost three times as many positive
correlations with various cancers as we do
with animal protein, including colon cancer, rectal cancer, and esophageal cancer.20 Likewise, for
heart disease and stroke, plant protein has a positive
correlation while animal protein and fish protein have negative or nearly neutral
correlations — meaning the animal - food eaters in rural China, if anything, are getting less cardiovascular
disease than their more vegetarian friends.
Much work is done by looking for
correlations — for example, finding out whether people in different cultures
with different intakes of fats differ in their rates of
heart disease.
The study, conducted by Dr. Larry Glickman at Purdue, examined the records of nearly 60,000 dogs
with some stage of periodontal
disease and about 60,000 without, and revealed a
correlation between gum and
heart maladies.
The relationship between depressive symptoms and step count has only been assessed in specific populations
with small sample sizes, such as low - socioeconomic status Latino immigrants, 16 elderly Japanese people17 or patients
with chronic conditions such as
heart failure18 19 or chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.20 21 Studies yield contradictory results,
with some observing no association between depressive symptoms and daily step count, 19 21 while others report a negative
correlation.16 — 18 20 In one cross-sectional sample of healthy older adults, an inverse association between depressive symptoms (using the Goldberg Depression Scale - 15) and accelerometer measured daily step count disappeared after controlling for general health and disability.22 While a systematic review suggests reduced levels of objectively measured PA in patients
with depression, 23 it is not known whether this association is present in those at high risk of CVD and taken into account important confounding such as gender and age.