Swapping out animal fats for plant fats could protect your heart

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International researchers say that people who had higher levels of plant fats in their diets had lower chances of developing heart disease or dying early. They looked at data from over 400,000 people, spanning 24 years, and including nearly 190,000 deaths, and say diets rich in plant fats, especially those from grains and vegetable oils, were associated with a lower risk of problems with our hearts, and subsequently dying from heart related issues. Inversely, the researchers also found those that had higher levels of animal-based fats, including those from dairy foods and eggs, had a higher risk of heart disease and dying from heart issues.

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conference: JAMA Internal Medicine

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Organisation/s: Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China

Funder: This research was supported in part by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute. Cancer incidence data from the Atlanta metropolitan area were collected by the Georgia Center for Cancer Statistics, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta. Cancer incidence data from California were collected by the California Cancer Registry, California Department of Public Health’s Cancer Surveillance and Research Branch, Sacramento. Cancer incidence data from the Detroit metropolitan area were collected by the Michigan Cancer Surveillance Program, Community Health Administration, Lansing. The Florida cancer incidence data used in this report were collected by the Florida Cancer Data System (Miami) under contract with the Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee. Cancer incidence data from Louisiana were collected by the Louisiana Tumor Registry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Public Health, New Orleans. Cancer incidence data from New Jersey were collected by the New Jersey State Cancer Registry, The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick. Cancer incidence data from North Carolina were collected by the North Carolina Central Cancer Registry, Raleigh. Cancer incidence data from Pennsylvania were supplied by the Division of Health Statistics and Research, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg. Cancer incidence data from Arizona were collected by the Arizona Cancer Registry, Division of Public Health Services, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix. Cancer incidence data from Texas were collected by the Texas Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin. Cancer incidence data from Nevada were collected by the Nevada Central Cancer Registry, Division of Public and Behavioral Health, State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Carson City. Dr Huang was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82100949), the Outstanding Young Investigator Award of Hunan Province (2022JJ10094), and Central South University Research Programme of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies (2023QYJC008). Dr Albanes was supported by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH National Cancer Institute.

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