FOOD 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Seven Countries Study
15 May 2017
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High fat foods: which to choose for good health? problems. Several can accompany low-fat diets: o it can be difficult to maintain such a diet: such diets are not necessarily low-calorie diets. Many people with heart disease are overweight and need to reduce body weight. Diets high in carbohydrates (especially refined sugars) but low in fiber, cause blood triglycerides to rise. Taken to an extreme, a low-fat diet may exclude nutritious foods that provide the essential fatty acids, phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals. Death rates from heart disease were strongly associated with diets high in saturated fats: death rates from heart disease were only weakly associated with diets high in total fat. Finland & the greek island of crete were the two countries with the highest fat intake. Finland had the highest rate of death from heart disease. Crete had the lowest rate of death from heart disease.
