Mixed
A dietary pattern characterized by high intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit juice, and table sugar/preserves (but low in butter/high-fat cheese) is associated with increased risk of CVD and all-cause mortality, particularly in the highest consumption quintile, potentially independent of BMI and traditional risk factors.
Limit your intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit juice, and table sugar/preserves. Even if you keep your saturated fat intake low, high consumption of these sugary items is linked to a higher risk of heart disease and early death, especially if you are in the highest consumption group. Choose water, unsweetened tea, or whole fruits instead.
A second dietary pattern was characterized by a higher intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit juice, and table sugar/preserves. There was a non-linear association with total CVD risk and all-cause mortality, with increased risk in the highest quintile [HRtotal CVD 1.14, 95% CI 1.07–1.22; HRall-cause mortality 1.11, 95% CI 1.03–1.19].
Why this rating
Same large cohort and rigorous methods as Pattern 1, but the mechanism is less clear and the effect size is smaller/non-linear.
Source
Associations between dietary patterns and the incidence of total and fatal cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in 116,806 individuals from the UK Biobank: a prospective cohort study
Min Gao et al. · BMC Medicine · 2021
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