Westers dieet niet gezond voor hart*
Uit een onderzoek onder 16.000 mensen in 52 landen blijkt dat een Westers dieet met veel gebakken voeding, veel vlees en zout wel voor 30% van het aantal hartaanvallen wereldwijd zorgt. Dit Westerse dieet geeft ook 35% meer kans op een hartaandoening dan een meer gematigd dieet met weinig gebakken voeding en vlees. Een dieet met veel groenten en fruit daarentegen verlaagd het risico met 30% . Het oosterse dieet, met veel
tofu, soja en andere sauzen verandert niets aan de kans op een hartaandoening. Van de ene kant hebben de meeste nutriënten in het Oosters dieet veel gezonde eigenschappen voor het hart maar die worden dan weer teniet gedaan door het vele zout dat vooral in sauzen gebruikt wordt.
Western Diet Boosts Global Heart Attack Risk 30%
But study also finds 'Oriental' pattern little benefit either way because of salty sauces
The fried foods, salty snacks and meats that are staples of the Western diet account for about 30 percent of heart attack risk across the world, a new report suggests.
Meanwhile, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, the so-called "Prudent" diet, is tied a low risk of heart attack, according to the study, published in the Oct. 21 issue of Circulation.
The research, which looked at dietary habits in 52 countries, found people who ate a Western diet had a 35 percent greater risk of having a heart attack compared to those who ate little or no fried foods and meat. Those who followed a "Prudent" diet had a 30 percent lower risk of heart attack compared to those who went light on fruits and vegetables.
The authors also looked at an "Oriental" diet, rich in tofu, soy and other sauces, and found it did not increase or decrease the risk of a heart attack.
Previous studies have reached similar conclusions about the "Prudent" and Western diet in the United States and Europe, but did not include the Oriental pattern of eating. While some components of the Oriental diet may protect against heart trouble, the higher sodium content of sauces counter that benefit.
"This study indicates that the same relationships that are observed in Western countries exist in different regions of the world," study senior author Salim Yusuf, a professor of medicine at McMaster University and director of the Population Health Research Institute at Hamilton Health Sciences in Ontario, said in an American Heart Association news release.
The Canadian researchers analyzed risk factors in food choices and the risk of heart attack in about 16,000 people in 52 countries. Almost 6,000 people had heart attacks, while the rest had no known heart disease.
More information
The American Heart Association has more about heart-healthy eating.(November
2008)
