The Claim
Low intake of nuts/seeds, whole grains, and fruits, combined with high salt consumption, is associated with more than 4 million annual deaths from ischemic heart disease.
What the research says
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Diets low in nuts, seeds, whole grains, and fruits, and high in salt, are linked to over 4 million deaths from ischemic heart disease each year.
See the scientific wording
Poor nutrition, specifically low intake of nuts/seeds, whole grains, and fruits, along with high salt consumption, is associated with over 4 million ischemic heart disease deaths annually.
When people eat too few nuts, seeds, whole grains, and fruits, and too much salt, their blood cholesterol rises, their blood vessels become stiff and inflamed, and plaque builds up in the heart arteries. This blocks blood flow to the heart muscle, causing heart attacks and death.
What the research says
2 studiesStudy: Impact of dietary risk on global ischemic heart disease: findings from 1990–2019
This study found that bad diets — especially not eating enough fruits, nuts, whole grains, and eating too much salt — caused over 62 million heart disease deaths in one year, which is way more than the 4 million mentioned in the claim. So yes, the claim is right, but it’s actually an understatement.
This big study found that bad eating habits—like not eating enough nuts, whole grains, and fruit, and eating too much salt—caused about 4 million heart disease deaths last year, which matches the claim exactly.
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