This is an interesting analysis of the “Progression of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis” study, breaking down participants into dietary spectra. Based on cross-sectional analysis of the reported eating habits of participants, there were three distinct dietary patterns cohorted together: Mediterranean, Western, and and a “social-business” eating pattern. Approximately 40% were in each the Mediterranean and Western cohorts, with the remainder in “social-business”. The general attributes of each diet are shown in the figure below:
The finding of note – after all participants underwent atherosclerotic screening tests – is that the “social-business” pattern of consumption is, quite obviously, the highest risk for disease progression. Whereas the Mediterranean cohort had only 36% with generalized or intermediate atherosclerosis, the “social-business” cohort totaled an impressive 68%. The Western diet was slightly above the Mediterranean, at 41%.
Stay healthy, my friends.
“Association Between a Social-Business Eating Pattern and Early Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis”
http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleID=2544530