{"id":9590,"date":"2023-07-24T11:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T10:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoeharcombe.com\/?p=9590"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T18:09:03","slug":"the-pure-study-diet-cvd-mortality-in-80-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoeharcombe.com\/2023\/07\/the-pure-study-diet-cvd-mortality-in-80-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"The PURE study \u2013 diet, CVD & mortality in 80 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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* The PURE study is an ongoing large population study, which differs from other population studies because of its global reach.\n <\/p>\n

* The latest paper from the PURE study had several aims. Central to these was the development of a simple healthy diet score (based on six foods). The PURE diet score was tested for its relevance in many different ways in this paper.\n <\/p>\n

* The inclusion of whole-fat dairy, as one of the six healthy foods, differentiated this healthy diet index from others. Meat was not scored (as healthy or unhealthy).\n <\/p>\n

* The PURE diet score was compared with other commonly used diet scores (Mediterranean, DASH, Healthy Eating Index and the Planetary diet score). \n <\/p>\n

* The PURE diet score performed well. It was associated with lower mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD).\n <\/p>\n

* The PURE diet score was found to be applicable to people from high, middle and low income countries from various regions of the world and to those without CVD. \n <\/p>\n

* The planetary diet score (based on the EAT Lancet diet from 2019) was not<\/em> associated with total mortality or major CVD events. It turned out to be a useless indicator of these health outcomes.\n <\/p>\n

* There are a number of implications of this study. Whole dairy can be part of a healthy diet. Meat has been established as neutral in this study (most studies previously have positioned or scored meat as harmful).\n <\/p>\n

* The main population study debate remains \u2013 does healthy food make people healthy or do healthy people eat healthy food? I have a view.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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