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Micronutrients & recovery
Increasing fruit consumption is the most effective dietary intervention for reducing diet-attributable cardiometabolic mortality trends over time, having driven the greatest decline (35%) in such deaths between 1990 and 2010.
If you want to lower your risk of heart disease or diabetes, eating more fruit is one of the most powerful steps you can take. Historical data from the region shows that increasing fruit intake has been the biggest driver in reducing diet-related deaths.
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Between 1990 and 2010, greatest decline (35 %) in diet-attributable CMD mortality was related to greater consumption of fruit
Why this rating
Based on longitudinal modeling of population-level dietary shifts and their impact on mortality rates.
Source
Impact of diet on CVD and diabetes mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean: a comparative risk assessment analysis
Iván Sisa et al. · Public Health Nutrition · 2020
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