Diet

Scary Chart of the Day – 9/15/11

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EconomPic: The Evolution of Food Consumption

While not a surprise, this is rather concerning. I recently outlined that bottom earners have been earning less for the better part of the past 15+ years and it looks like it may be actually impacting the dietary habits of Americans (i.e. eating less [unlikely] or eating cheap / unhealthy food [likely]).

The crossover point in 1999-2000 is what fascinates me.

I was relaxing, catching up with the news when I realized I hadn’t posted a Scary Chart in quite some time.  Then, I saw this chart.  The quote above is from the author of the chart, not me.  Interesting, eh?

More Bacon Please

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Red meat consumption and risk of stroke in Swedish men

Conclusion: The findings from this prospective cohort of men indicate that processed meat consumption is positively associated with risk of stroke. The Cohort of Swedish Men is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01127711.

I just bought a package of bacon today.  Then I read this abstract.  The perfect definition of a quandary.

Mom Was Right – Eat Your Veggies

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Remember life is short and science takes too long.  Eat more fruit and vegetables to lower your IHD risk.

Medical News: Fruit, Veggies Cut Risk of IHD in Large Study – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today

Among the more than 300,000 participants in the study, those who consumed eight or more portions of fruit and vegetables each day had a reduction of 22% in their risk of fatal ischemic heart disease (RR 0.78, 95% CI 0.65 to 0.95) compared with those who ate fewer than three portions, according to Francesca L. Crowe, PhD, of the University of Oxford in England, and colleagues. 

You Want Some Asthma With That Burger?

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Medical News: What Kids Eat Is Tied to Asthma Risk – in Allergy & Immunology, Asthma from MedPage Today

Eating a Mediterranean diet — one high in fruits, fish, and vegetables and low in saturated fat — is associated with a reduced likelihood of asthma in children, a large observational study reaffirmed.

Overall, choosing foods increasingly similar to a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower prevalence of both wheeze and asthma (P=0.03 for both trends), Gabriele Nagel, MD, MPH, of Ulm University in Germany, and colleagues reported in the June issue of Thorax.

In contrast, children who ate burgers at least three times a week had increased odds of having asthma (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.87).

The medpage Today article goes on to include the following action point for physicians:

Note that these findings, which are consistent with previous studies, do not establish a causal relationship between food choices and the odds of having asthma.

Most of the MSM is focusing on the burger angle.  Be careful what you read.