Plant and Animal Fat Intake and Overall and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The impact of dietary fat intake on long-term human health has attracted substantial research interest, and the health effects of diverse dietary fats depend on available food sources. Yet there is a paucity of data elucidating the links between dietary fats from specific food sources and health.

Objective

To study associations of dietary plant and animal fat intake with overall mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.

Design, setting, and participants

This large prospective cohort study took place in the US from 1995 to 2019. The analysis of men and women was conducted in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Data were analyzed from February 2021 to May 2024.

Exposures

Specific food sources of dietary fats and ot

SUBMITTER: Zhao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11320333 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature