Coronary Artery Disease

Compounds That May Help

Bioactive compounds linked to Coronary Artery Disease in the research.

• Alpha-linolenic acidReduces risk of

  Lyon Diet Heart Study showed Mediterranean alpha-linolenic acid-rich diet effective in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease

  Source: How Not to Age

• Dietary fiberReduces risk of
  25-29 g/day

  For each 10 g per day increase, mortality rate was lowered by 20% for coronary heart disease and by 34% for ischaemic heart disease

  Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity

• Vitamin EReduces risk of

  Vitamin E is associated with decreased risk for cancer and coronary heart disease

  Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity

Risk Factors

Foods and compounds that may contribute to Coronary Artery Disease.

• Sugar-sweetened beverages

  Meta-analysis shows sugar-sweetened beverages increase risk of coronary heart disease

  Source: How Not to Age

• Sugar

  A damning report in 2016 revealed that the sugar industry purposefully suppressed results suggesting that sugar is responsible for cardiovascular disease.

  Source: How We Age

• Iron

  Previous researches associate high body iron with coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and risk of cognitive impairment.

  Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity

Sources

• How Not to Age
• How Not to Die
• How We Age
• Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity