The Claim

Greater consumption of foods typical of Western diets — including refined grains, sweets, sugared drinks, and deep-fried foods — is not significantly associated with major adverse cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with stable coronary heart disease, even after adjustment for demographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors.

Source: Dietary patterns and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in a global study of high-risk patients with stable coronary heart disease

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

Eating lots of typical Western junk food — like fries, soda, and sweets — doesn’t seem to make heart problems worse for people who already have stable heart disease, even when you account for things like age, smoking, and exercise.

See the scientific wording

Greater consumption of foods typical of Western diets — including refined grains, sweets, sugared drinks, and deep-fried foods — shows no significant association with major adverse cardiovascular events in high-risk patients with stable coronary heart disease, even after adjusting for demographic, clinical, and lifestyle factors.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Dietary patterns and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in a global study of high-risk patients with stable coronary heart disease

    The study found that eating lots of junk food like fries, sweets, and sugary drinks didn’t make heart problems worse in people who already had heart disease, even after accounting for other factors like age and exercise.

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