The seventh adventist lacto -ovo vegetarian secret weapon - Nuts ( contains more parent omega 6 than omega 3 )
How can the seventh adventist who consume virtually no omega 3 derivatives has ~ 3 times (300%) less risk of dying from CVD event than the general population?
Nut consumption, vegetarian diets, ischemic heart disease risk, and all-cause mortality: evidence from epidemiologic studies -- Sabaté 70 (3): 500S -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Quote:
Why was there this delay in investigating the effect of nuts? Nuts were not considered the most desirable food to protect against heart diseases because they are very high in fat (5). ( This is like the French paradox where the French consume more natural fats but has less CVD than the American who consume more processed fats from fast food, snack and etc )
Perhaps one of the most unexpected and novel findings in nutritional epidemiology in the past 5 y has been that nut consumption seems to protect against ischemic heart disease (IHD). Frequency and quantity of nut consumption have been documented to be higher in vegetarian than in nonvegetarian populations. Nuts also constitute an important part of other plant-based diets, such as Mediterranean and Asian diets. In a large, prospective epidemiologic study of Seventh-day Adventists in California, we found that frequency of nut consumption had a substantial and highly significant inverse association with risk of myocardial infarction and death from IHD. The Iowa Women's Health Study also documented an association between nut consumption and decreased risk of IHD. The protective effect of nuts on IHD has been found in men and women and in the elderly. Importantly, nuts have similar associations in both vegetarians and nonvegetarians. The protective effect of nut consumption on IHD is not offset by increased mortality from other causes. Moreover, frequency of nut consumption has been found to be inversely related to all-cause mortality in several population groups such as whites, blacks, and the elderly. Thus, nut consumption may not only offer protection against IHD, but also increase longevity.
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Again Nuts contain no DHA or EPA (derivatives). Food for thought ?