Associations of animal source foods, cardiovascular disease history, and health behaviors from the national health and nutrition examination survey: 2013–2016

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some individuals adopt vegetarian or plant-based diets to improve their health. Observational evidence suggests diets composed of higher amounts of animal-source foods (ASFs) are associated with increased risk for disease and early mortality. In many of these studies, those who ate fewer animal-source foods reported fewer disease risk factors and unhealthy behaviors, which could indicate bias.

Purpose

This study aims to examine the relationships between ASF consumption, health behaviors, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence in a population-representative sample of U.S. civilians controlling for confounders.

Methods

Respondent data were collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2016 collection years. Collec

SUBMITTER: Eckart A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10446117 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature