Many health advocates claim soy must be good for you because Asian people — arguably one of the healthiest populations on the planet — have eaten it a lot, and have some of
the lowest rates of heart disease, cancer and dementia worldwide, so, it appears, the rest of the world should eat soy protein products, too.
I looked at the countries diets of
the lowest rates of heart disease which were Japan, France, and South Korea.
This is exactly the reason why Asians who eat low - fat diets also have low HDL levels and yet have
the lowest rates of heart disease in the world.
Coconut oil can contain up to 40 percent saturated fat, yet interestingly, countries with the highest intakes of coconut oil have
the lowest rates of heart disease.
Eat more fruits and vegetables — Many studies have confirmed that people with the highest intakes of vegetables and fruits have
the lowest rates of heart disease and cancer.
I think the point that it is most important to pick up, is to try to follow a diet more closely resembling the average diet in those countries that have
the lowest rates of heart disease, cancer, and the rest.
Now, health authorities endorse it as part of a healthy diet, believing a regular cup of joe helps
lower rates of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, neurological disorders, and several types of cancer.
People who regularly eat a morning meal tend to have
lower rates of heart disease, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
In other words, generally, the more fish a population eats,
the lower its rates of heart disease and all causes of death.
Eating more vegetables is associated with
lower rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and all - cause mortality.
Populations that consume coconut oil have
low rates of heart disease.
Subsequently, it was found that all major fish eating populations tended to have
lower rates of heart disease.
As a longtime vegetarian (mostly vegan) with zero plaque in her arteries, and with the abundance of research showing that veg people have
lower rates of heart disease, I think you're cherry - picking your research here.
They really do eat everything over there, and consequently, France has the second
lowest rate of heart disease in the industrial world, and no weight issues.
This eating pattern has consistently been linked with
lower rates of heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease.
All one can say is that Kitavans, with their diet of far less junk food, higher (cellulose) vegetables, high MCTs, lower protein, that may help result in short and lean stature likely secondary to lower IGF - 1and mTOR (known longevity factors in animals), with their less stressed lifestyle gives
them low rates of heart disease and diabetes but with only an average lifespan with few centenarians, that may likely be despite eating starches than because of it.
On their native diet they are free of disease and exceptionally hardy.17 An extensive study of diet and disease patterns in China found that the region in which the populace consumes large amounts of whole milk had half the rate of heart disease as several districts in which only small amounts of animal products are consumed.18 Several Mediterranean societies have
low rates of heart disease even though fat — including highly saturated fat from lamb, sausage and goat cheese — comprises up to 70 % of their caloric intake.
Populations who consume coconut oil have
low rates of heart disease.
The rationale for this regulation is that Asians consume about 25 grams of soy protein per day and Asians have
low rates of heart disease.
Most Americans have an omega - 6 to omega - 3 ratio in tissue that is ten-fold too high; cultures with a better omega - 6 to omega - 3 ratio, such as Greenland Inuit and Japanese, have much
lower rates of heart disease.
All one can say is that Kitavans with their diet of far less junk food, lower protein, higher (cellulose) vegetables, high MCTs, that may help result in short and lean stature, with their less stressed lifestyle gives
them low rates of heart disease and diabetes but with an approximately average lifespan with few centenarians.
It revealed that people in Greece and other parts of the Mediterranean region enjoyed
a low rate of heart disease despite a high - fat diet.
Diets rich in vitamin B6 are attributed to
lower rates of heart disease.
When you hear about the heart - healthy benefits from Mediterranean diets or that folks who consume olive oil have
lower rates of heart disease, some of those benefits come from monounsaturated fat.
A recent study found that married people have
lower rates of heart disease.
Olive Oil — A key ingredient in Mediterranean cuisine, and a major factor in
their low rate of heart disease, depression and cancer.
The fact is that the Mediterranean diet, which has been associated with longer life spans and
lower rates of heart disease and cancer, is in retreat in its home region.»
Not exact matches
Several reports established that eating less meat could significantly
lower the risk
of developing colorectal cancer or succumbing to
heart disease, as well as helping cut spiralling
rates of child and teen obesity.
Rates of diabetes,
heart disease and cancer have risen since Americans adopted the
low - fat, high - carbohydrate diet.
He got into growing hot peppers after seeing a correlation between cultures that eat them and the
low rates of cancer and
heart disease within those cultures.
The list then moves on to the dangers averted, from infancy on up: fewer ear infections, allergies, stomach illnesses;
lower rates of obesity, diabetes,
heart disease.
Waits for US cardiologists can occur for routine «
heart check - ups» with no
disease history, the
lowest possible priority - only Minneapolis (ironically with half the uninsured
rate of the nation) exceeds 30 days.
For example,
heart disease rates are already
low in Japan, so it would be difficult to compensate for the negative effects
of alcohol.
This trend is worrisome because, besides affecting male fertility, men with
lower sperm counts also have higher
rates of heart disease and cancer.
«The study's findings provide clear scientific evidence supporting
low - sodium diets to reduce the
rate of heart disease among people with diabetes,» said the study's first author, Chika Horikawa, RD, MSc, CDE,
of the University
of Niigata Prefecture in Niigata, Japan.
Coronary artery
disease was more prevalent among women with
low rates of sexual activity; and women who had suffered a
heart attack, had a coronary artery bypass, or angina were also less sexually active.
We get heavily hyped drugs like Avastin, which shrank tumors without adding significant time to cancer patients» lives (and increased the incidence
of heart failure and blood clots to boot); Avandia, which
lowered blood sugar in diabetics but raised the average risk
of heart attack by 43 percent; torcetrapib, which raised both good cholesterol and death
rates; and Flurizan, which reduced brain plaque but failed to slow the cognitive ravages
of Alzheimer's
disease before trials were finally halted in 2008.
They found a significantly
lower rate of deaths from
heart disease in the more recently diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients than in those diagnosed earlier: 2.8 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively.
With
lower rates of obesity, the researchers say,
rates of heart disease, diabetes, and other
diseases that tend to increase with age, including cancer and Alzheimer's
disease, could fall as well.
«Harvard also reports that regular coffee consumption could
lower the
rate at which liver cancer progresses, may help prevent gallstones, is not harmful with respect to
heart attacks or strokes, and may well be associated with a reduced risk
of developing Parkinson's
disease, a movement disorder now diagnosed in about half a million Americans.»
Rates of heart disease were 80 %
lower compared to those in the US.
Several more European studies have suggested similar links between full - fat dairy and
lower rates of obesity,
heart disease, and diabetes.
Since there is evidence (as mentioned above) that high levels may not be a big factor in the
heart disease equation, shouldn't we be more focused on reducing
rates of heart disease itself rather than just
lowering cholesterol levels?
Up until now, there were some mixed opinions on the subject — some studies claimed coffee can improve your health and
lower the risk
of premature death while others claimed that coffee (caffeine) can be a negative factor for your health and can contribute to
heart disease through negative effects on blood pressure, resting
heart rate and cholesterol.
These native peoples had very
low rates of cancer and virtually none
of the «Western»
diseases we take for granted, such as diabetes,
heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity.
Despite diets that are high in saturated fat, the French are found to have significantly
lower rates of coronary
heart disease than North Americans.
After a period
of 7.5 - 8 years, the
low - fat group weighed only 0.4 kg (1 lb) less than the control group and there was no difference in the
rate of heart disease or cancer between groups (3, 4, 5, 6).
Sadly, «a meta - analysis
of 5 prospective studies showed that both vegetarians and vegans had
lower mortality
rates from
heart disease than regular meat eaters.
Another 2013 study from Harvard published in the Journal
of the American
Heart Association found that whole - fat dairy and butter intakes were associated with lower rates of cardiovascular disease and coronary heart dis
Heart Association found that whole - fat dairy and butter intakes were associated with
lower rates of cardiovascular
disease and coronary
heart dis
heart disease.
Moreover, the largest and most global epidemiological study, recently published in The Lancet, found that those who ate the largest amount
of saturated fats had significantly reduced
rates of mortality and that a
low consumption
of these fats (6 - 7 %
of calories, as commonly recommended for people with
heart disease) was associated with increased risk
of stroke.