Low-fibre diet is associated with high-risk coronary plaque features.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Diet is a determinant of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) with coronary disease as predominant cause of pre-mature death. To analyse how diet was associated with coronary atherosclerosis, including plaque features.

Methods and results

The cross-sectional population-based study using data from the Swedish CArdioPulmonary BioImage Study (SCAPIS) included 24 079 adults aged 50-64 years, recruited in 2013 to 2018 who were free of clinical cardiovascular disease. The recruitment and comprehensive examinations were conducted at six locations in Sweden. A dietary index (DI) based on a previously published anti-inflammatory DI including high proportion of plant-based foods, and low in red or processed meat and sugar-sweetened beverages was constructed. The reference group was with

SUBMITTER: Larsson I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310279 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature