The Claim
Dietary risks were associated with 62.43 million deaths, 36.88 million years lived with disability, and 1,271.32 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 population globally due to ischemic heart disease, with the highest burden observed in low-middle socioeconomic regions, indicating that dietary patterns contribute substantially to global cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
What the research says
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Dietary risks are linked to 62.43 million deaths, 36.88 million years lived with disability, and 1.27 billion disability-adjusted life years per 100,000 people globally from ischemic heart disease, with the greatest impact in low- and middle-income regions.
See the scientific wording
In 2019, dietary risks were associated with 62.43 million deaths, 36.88 million years lived with disability, and 1,271.32 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 100,000 population globally due to ischemic heart disease, with the highest burden observed in low-middle socioeconomic regions, indicating that dietary patterns contribute substantially to global cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Eating too little fiber, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes, and too much red and processed meat, causes cholesterol to build up in artery walls while inflammation damages the blood vessels. This narrows the heart's arteries, starving the heart muscle of oxygen and causing heart attacks and long-term disability.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Impact of dietary risk on global ischemic heart disease: findings from 1990–2019
The study found that in 2019, unhealthy eating caused over 62 million heart disease deaths and a billion years of lost healthy life worldwide, with poorer countries hit hardest because people didn’t eat enough fruits, veggies, and whole grains — exactly what the claim says.
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