What foods help keep your heart healthy?
Dietary fatty acids and mortality risk from heart disease in US adults: an analysis based on NHANES
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Saturated fat intake was not linked to heart disease mortality after adjusting for confounders.
This contradicts 60+ years of public health messaging that saturated fat is a major cause of heart disease. Recent studies have questioned this, but this large NHANES analysis adds strong observational evidence.
Practical Takeaways
Replace some saturated fats in your diet (like butter or red meat) with PUFA-rich foods such as walnuts, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, or fatty fish like salmon.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Saturated fat intake was not linked to heart disease mortality after adjusting for confounders.
This contradicts 60+ years of public health messaging that saturated fat is a major cause of heart disease. Recent studies have questioned this, but this large NHANES analysis adds strong observational evidence.
Practical Takeaways
Replace some saturated fats in your diet (like butter or red meat) with PUFA-rich foods such as walnuts, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, or fatty fish like salmon.
Publication
Journal
Scientific Reports
Year
2023
Authors
Yutang Wang, Yan Fang, P. Witting, F. Charchar, C. Sobey, G. Drummond, J. Golledge
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Eating a bit more healthy fats like those in nuts and fish might help lower the chance of dying from heart disease — especially if you've never had a heart attack before.
If you've already had a heart attack, eating more healthy fats like those in fish or nuts might not help you live longer — at least that's what one study found in American adults.
Eating more healthy fats like those in fish and nuts might help improve your cholesterol levels—lowering the bad kind and raising the good kind—if you're a US adult who hasn't had a heart attack.
Eating lots of fruits and veggies, some lean meats, and a good mix of healthy fats might help you feel better and live longer.
Eating more monounsaturated fats — like those in olive oil or nuts — doesn’t seem to change your chances of dying from heart disease, at least in US adults when other lifestyle factors are accounted for.