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Alcohol & Mortality
The results of a large prospective cohort study were recently published in JAMA Network Open, suggesting that even “low-risk” drinking is associated with a greater mortality risk among people with either health-related or socioeconomic risk factors. This is in line with a number of recent studies which point to a detrimental effect of alcohol, and…
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Niacin, NAFLD & Mortality
Results of a cohort study using NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2018) data were recently published in JAMA Network Open, examining the relationship between dietary intake of niacin and both overall and cardiovascular mortality among people with NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease). This was a large-scale prospective cohort, including over 4,300 individuals with…
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Mediterranean Diet & Mortality Risk
Just published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings is an analysis of the link between the “Mediterranean lifestyle” (comprised not only of dietary food and habits but also such things as napping, physical activity, and time socializing with friends) and all-cause mortality, as well as cardiovascular and cancer-specific mortality. This observational study was conducted among over…
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Phytoestrogens & Mortality
A recent study has found that a higher intake of foods containing dietary phytoestrogens may be associated with a lower risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality from certain conditions.
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Tea Consumption & Mortality
A recent prospective cohort study of nearly half a million tea drinkers from the UK found that intake of tea at a level of 2 or more cups per day may be associated with lower mortality risk, regardless of genetic variations in caffeine metabolism.
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Legumes & Mortality
A recent study has found a link between higher legume intake and lower all-cause mortality and stroke. However, no association was found to lower mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) or coronary heart disease (CHD).
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Salt & Mortality: Food for Thought
The association between sodium intake and several adverse outcomes, including hypertension and both cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, continues to be a difficult one to untangle. For example, a number of large studies have found sodium intake to be directly associated with total mortality, even at the lowest levels of consumption, with NHANES data suggesting that…