The Claim
From 1990 to 2019, the burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to dietary risks decreased most steeply in high-SDI countries and remained highest in low-middle SDI regions.
What the research says
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Between 1990 and 2019, ischemic heart disease caused by poor diet declined the most in high-income countries and remained highest in lower-income countries.
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From 1990 to 2019, the burden of ischemic heart disease attributable to dietary risks decreased most steeply in high-SDI countries, while remaining highest in low-middle SDI regions, indicating that improvements in dietary patterns and healthcare access have reduced heart disease burden in wealthier nations but not in poorer ones.
When people eat too little fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes, their blood cholesterol rises and their blood vessels become inflamed. At the same time, eating too much red and processed meat adds more bad cholesterol and toxic chemicals that damage blood vessel walls. These changes cause fatty plaques to build up inside the heart's arteries, blocking blood flow and starving the heart muscle of oxygen, which leads to heart attacks and other heart disease events.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Impact of dietary risk on global ischemic heart disease: findings from 1990–2019
In rich countries, heart disease from bad diets has gone down more because people eat better now, but in poorer countries, people still don’t get enough healthy foods like fruits and whole grains, so heart disease from diet stays high.
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