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High systolic blood pressure (SBP) and suboptimal diet (specifically low fruit/whole grain intake and high sodium) are the primary drivers of cardiometabolic mortality in Brazil, accounting for the majority of premature deaths before age 70.
To reduce your risk of heart disease or diabetes, focus on lowering your blood pressure and improving your diet. Specifically, increase your intake of fruits and whole grains, and reduce sodium consumption. These are the most impactful changes you can make based on population data.
In 2010, high systolic blood pressure (SBP) and suboptimal diet were the largest contributors to cardiometabolic deaths in Brazil, responsible for 214,263 deaths... and 202,949 deaths... respectively. Among individual dietary factors, low intakes of fruits and whole grains and high intakes of sodium were the largest contributors to cardiometabolic deaths.
Why this rating
Based on Global Burden of Disease study using meta-analyses of RCTs and prospective cohorts, though observational in nature for population estimates.
Source
The Impact of Dietary and Metabolic Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes Mortality in Brazil
Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto et al. · PLoS ONE · 2016
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