Consuming these 6 foods regularly can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease

There is even more evidence that one's diet can positively or adversely affect one's health, as a new study shows that regularly eating six types of food can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

A study led by McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences researchers at the Population Research Health Institute (PHRI) found that eating fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, fish, and whole-fat dairy products can lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes in adults.

The study, which was published in the European Heart Journal, involved the researchers deriving a diet score from PHRI's Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study, which is an ongoing, large-scale global study. Researchers then replicated it in five independent studies to measure health outcomes in different parts of the world and in people with and without prior cardiovascular disease.

The study came up with a recommendation for average daily intake that will be best for people. According to the PURE Healthy Diet Score, people should eat two to three servings of fruits and vegetables a day; one serving of nuts; and two servings of dairy. The study also recommended three to four weekly servings of legumes and two to three weekly servings of fish. One serving of whole grains per day and one serving of unprocessed red meat or poultry per day was also recommended as substitutes.

The study is just the latest done that looks at how diet can affect health. Last month, a study published in the American journal the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has suggested that people who have flavanol-rich diets - which include tea, apples, and berries - are at a lower risk of developing memory loss as they age.

The three-year study involved 3,562 people and discovered that those who had unhealthy diets and low flavanol consumption saw an improvement in their memory test scores once they began taking a flavanol supplement. By the end of the study, this subset of participants saw their memory scores improve by an average of 16 percent, prompting researchers to suggest a supplement of 500 milligrams of flavanol daily to those who have a deficiency.

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