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Macro partitioning

An unhealthy dietary intake, quantified by a Dietary Risk Score (DRS) emphasizing meat, salty snacks, and fried foods while de-emphasizing fruits and vegetables, increases the risk of AMI globally and accounts for approximately 30% of the population-attributable risk.

Use a simple rule: eat more fruits and vegetables, and less meat, salty snacks, and fried foods. This simple dietary shift can significantly lower your risk of heart attack.

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The adjusted population-attributable risk of AMI for the top 3 quartiles compared with the bottom quartile of the dietary risk score was 30%.
Romaina Iqbal et al. · Circulation · 2008

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Large-scale, multi-national case-control study with robust statistical adjustment.

Source

Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in 52 Countries

Romaina Iqbal et al. · Circulation · 2008

case_control · n=16407Cited 426×
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