Research
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Adhering to healthy dietary patterns, including calorie restriction, intermittent fasting, Mediterranean, and plant-based diets, significantly reduces the risk of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) and all-cause mortality.
Focus on your overall eating pattern rather than isolating single nutrients. Adopt established healthy patterns like the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diets, or structured calorie restriction. These approaches are proven to lower CMD risk and extend lifespan more effectively than restrictive single-nutrient diets.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
Numerous studies have demonstrated that healthy dietary patterns with emphasis on food-based recommendations are the gold standard for extending lifespan and reducing the risks of CMD and mortality.
Why this rating
Review of numerous RCTs and large-scale trials (CALERIE, CROSSROADS).
Source
Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health: Clinical evidence and mechanism
Wenting Wang et al. · MedComm · 2023
DOI 10.1002/mco2.212
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