Micronutrients & recovery
High intake of specific food groups, including legumes, nuts, chocolate, and adherence to a vegetarian diet, significantly reduces the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Incorporate legumes, nuts, and moderate amounts of chocolate into your diet to help lower your risk of coronary heart disease. A vegetarian diet is also associated with lower CHD risk. These findings are based on observational studies, so they suggest strong associations rather than guaranteed causation.
results from the SRMAs of cohort studies suggest that high intakes of legumes, nuts, and chocolate, as well as a vegetarian diet significantly reduced the risk of coronary heart disease, with pooled RRs of 0.90 (95%CI: 0.84–0.97), 0.68 (95%CI: 0.59–0.78), 0.90 (95%CI: 0.82–0.97), and 0.71 (95%CI: 0.57–0.87), respectively.
Why this rating
Based on systematic reviews of observational studies (cohort studies), which are prone to confounding compared to RCTs.
Source
Dietary Factors and Risks of Cardiovascular Diseases: An Umbrella Review
Kridsada Chareonrungrueangchai et al. · Nutrients · 2020
DOI 10.3390/nu12041088
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