Scientists have found that highly processed plant-based foods such as vegan sausages, animal-replacement burgers, cakes and chips are associated with a 15 percent increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
Publika.az reports that this conclusion was reached based on the analysis of the food ration of more than 118,000 participants in the UK Biobank study.
The study, published in the journal Lancet Regional Health – Europe, shows that this danger exists even in plant foods, with high consumption associated with a 15 percent increase in heart death.
In a study involving experts from Imperial College London, data were used on more than 118,000 Britons aged 40-69 who assessed their diets for at least two days.
Scientists have divided foods into plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, breads, cakes, and sweets, and animal-based foods such as fish, poultry, red meat, eggs, and dairy products.
These data were then compared with hospital and mortality data to provide information on cardiovascular disease.
They found that people who ate a lot of highly processed plant foods had a 7 percent higher risk of heart disease and a 15 percent increased risk of death compared to vegetarians with fewer plant foods in their diets.
A 10 percent increase in consumption of unprocessed vegetarian foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, led to an 8 percent reduction in heart disease risk.
The scientists also concluded that deaths from cardiovascular disease were reduced by a fifth among vegetarians who consumed the least fatty acids, and by 13 percent among those with cardiovascular disease caused by fatty deposits in the arteries.
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