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Adopting a diet with higher pro-inflammatory potential, as measured by the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII), is directly associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, including myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death.
To lower your risk of heart attack or stroke, prioritize a diet that minimizes inflammation. This means eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and olive oil (characteristic of a Mediterranean diet) while limiting processed meats, refined grains, and sugary beverages. You do not need to track a specific index; adopting these anti-inflammatory food patterns is the actionable step.
Our results provide direct prospective evidence that a pro-inflammatory diet is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular clinical events.
Why this rating
Large prospective cohort (PREDIMED, n=7216), multivariable adjusted, dose-response relationship, but observational design limits causal inference compared to RCTs of specific diets.
Source
Dietary Inflammatory Index and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in the PREDIMED Study
Ana García‐Arellano et al. · Nutrients · 2015
DOI 10.3390/nu7064124
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