HEALTH
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
East Oregonian
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Bacon, soda, too few nuts tied to big portion of U.S. deaths
By LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
CHICAGO — Gorging
on bacon, skimping on nuts?
These are among food habits
that new research links with
deaths from heart disease,
strokes and diabetes.
Overeating or not eating
enough of the 10 foods and
nutrients contributes to nearly
half of U.S. deaths from these
causes, the study suggests.
“Good” foods that were
under-eaten include: nuts and
seeds, seafood rich in omega-3
fats including salmon and
sardines; fruits and vegetables;
and whole grains.
“Bad” foods or nutrients
that were over-eaten include
salt and salty foods; processed
meats including bacon,
bologna and hot dogs; red
meat including steaks and
hamburgers; and sugary
drinks.
The research is based
on U.S. government data
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Canadian certified organic farm-raised King Salmon
filets are placed on a tray in a store in Fairfax, Va. Over-
eating or under-eating 10 foods and nutrients contrib-
utes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from heart disease,
strokes and diabetes.
showing there were about
700,000 deaths in 2012 from
heart disease, strokes and
diabetes and on an analysis
of national health surveys that
asked participants about their
eating habits. Most didn’t eat
the recommended amounts of
the foods studied.
The
10
ingredients
combined contributed to about
45 percent of those deaths,
according to the study.
It may sound like a familiar
attack on the typical American
diet, and the research echoes
previous studies on the bene-
fits of heart-healthy eating.
But the study goes into more
detail on specific foods and
their risks or benefits, said
lead author Renata Micha, a
public health researcher and
nutritionist at Tufts University.
The results were published
Tuesday in the Journal of the
American Medical Associa-
tion.
Micha said the foods and
nutrients were singled out
because of research linking
them with the causes of death
studied. For example, studies
have shown that excess salt
can increase blood pressure,
putting stress on arteries and
the heart. Nuts contain healthy
fats that can improve choles-
terol levels, while bacon and
other processed meats contain
saturated fats that can raise
levels of unhealthy LDL
cholesterol.
In the study, too much
salt was the biggest problem,
linked with nearly 10 percent
of the deaths. Overeating
processed
meats
and
undereating nuts and seeds
and seafood each were linked
with about 8 percent of the
deaths.
The Food and Drug
Administration’s
recent
voluntary sodium reduction
guidelines for makers of
processed foods and taxes that
some U.S. cities have imposed
on sugar-sweetened beverages
are steps in the right direction,
Micha said.
A
journal
editorial
said public health policies
targeting unhealthy eating
could potentially help prevent
some deaths, while noting
that the study isn’t solid proof
that “suboptimal” diets were
deadly.
The study’s recommended
amounts, based on U.S.
government
guidelines,
nutrition experts’ advice, and
amounts found to be benefi-
cial or harmful in previous
research.
“GOOD” INGREDIENTS
• Fruits: 3 aver-
age-sized fruits daily
• Vegetables: 2 cups
cooked or 4 cups raw
vegetables daily
• Nuts/seeds: 5
1-ounce servings per
week — about 20 nuts
per serving
• Whole grains: 2 ½
daily servings
• Polyunsaturated fats,
found in many vegeta-
ble oils: 11 percent of
daily calories
• Seafood: about 8
ounces weekly
“BAD” INGREDIENTS
• Red meat: 1 serving
weekly — 1 medium
steak or the equivalent
• Processed meat:
None recommended
• Sugary drinks: None
recommended
• Salt: 2,000 milli-
grams daily — just
under a teaspoon.
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