New research shows that current dietary guidelines must be revised to take into account the dietary habits of modern populations from around the world. Red meat and unprocessed dairy products, for example, must be included as part of a healthy heart diet.
Many studies show that a diet that avoids red meat and milk but is rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds is the best for heart health.
However, new research shows that we must change these guidelines.
Prospective Research on Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) - led by Prof. Salim Yusuf, director of the Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada - shows that the results of this traditional study may be biased and outdated.
In particular, the researchers explained, such studies are based on dietary habits of high-income countries and rely on data from decades ago. For this reason, this new research aims to make a more comprehensive community diet analysis throughout the world.
His findings were presented at the 2018 annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology, held in Munich, Germany.