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Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults
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Background Plant-based diets are recommended for coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention. However, not all plant foods are necessarily beneficial for health. Objectives To examine associations between plant-based diet indices and CHD incidence. Methods We included 73,710 women in Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) (1984–2012), 92,329 women in NHS2 (1991–2013), and 43,259 men in Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986–2012), free of chronic diseases at baseline. We created an overall plant-based diet index (PDI) from repeated semi quantitative food-frequency questionnaire data, by assigning positive scores to plant foods and reverse scores to animal foods. We also created a healthful PDI (hPDI) where healthy plant foods (whole grains, fruits/vegetables, nuts/legumes, oils, tea/coffee) received positive scores, while less-healthy plant foods (juices/sweetened beverages, refined grains, potatoes/fries, sweets) and animal foods received reverse scores. To create an unhealthful PDI (uPDI), we gave positive scores to less-healthy plant foods and reverse scores to animal and healthy plant foods. Results Over 4,833,042 person-years of follow-up, we documented 8,631 incident CHD cases. In pooled multivariable analysis, higher adherence to PDI was independently inversely associated with CHD (HR comparing extreme deciles: 0.92, 95% CI: 0.83–1.01; p trend=0.003). This inverse association was stronger for hDPI (HR: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.68–0.83; p trend<0.001). Conversely, uPDI was positively associated with CHD (HR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.20–1.46; p trend<0.001). Conclusions Higher intake of a plant-based diet index rich in healthier plant foods is associated with substantially lower CHD risk, while a plant-based diet index that emphasizes less-healthy plant foods is associated with higher CHD risk.
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In three large US prospective cohorts, greater adherence to an overall plant-based diet index was modestly associated with lower coronary heart disease (CHD) risk, but the association depended on plant food quality. A healthful plant-based diet index was associated with substantially lower CHD risk, whereas an unhealthful plant-based diet index was associated with higher CHD risk.
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- Over 4,833,042 person-years of follow-up, 8,631 incident CHD cases occurred.
- Higher overall plant-based diet index (PDI) adherence was modestly inversely associated with CHD: HR comparing extreme deciles 0.92 (95% CI 0.83–1.01); p trend=0.003.
- Higher healthful plant-based diet index (hPDI) adherence was more strongly inversely associated with CHD: HR comparing extreme deciles 0.75 (95% CI 0.68–0.83); p trend<0.001.
- Higher unhealthful plant-based diet index (uPDI) adherence was positively associated with CHD: HR comparing extreme deciles 1.32 (95% CI 1.20–1.46); p trend<0.001.
Methods
- Prospective cohort analysis including 73,710 women in Nurses’ Health Study, 92,320 women in NHS2, and 43,259 men in Health Professionals Follow-up Study, free of chronic diseases at baseline.
- Diet was assessed with repeated semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaires; three indices were created by assigning positive or reverse scores to 18 food groups: PDI, hPDI, and uPDI.
- Cox proportional-hazards regression estimated hazard ratios for CHD by deciles of each index, with cumulative averaging of diet over follow-up; cohort-specific results were pooled using a fixed effects model.
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- The paper states that measurement error in diet assessment is likely, although cumulative averaging reduces random errors; residual and unmeasured confounding are possible in this observational study, and modest effect sizes such as those for PDI should be interpreted with caution.
- Evident from the text: the study is observational, so causality cannot be established; diet and covariates were largely self-reported.
- Evident from the text: participants were US health professionals, which may limit generalizability to other populations.
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“The results were largely unchanged upon red meat adjustment: [pooled HR for extreme deciles of (PDI, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.84–1.03; p trend=0.01) (hPDI, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.68, 0.84; p trend<0.001) (uPDI, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.19, 1.46; p trend<0.001)]”
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“This inverse association was stronger for hDPI (HR: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.68–0.83; p trend<0.001).”
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“we found a stronger inverse association between hPDI and CHD incidence (HR comparing extreme deciles: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.68–0.83; HR per 10-unit increase: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.85–0.91; p trend<0.001)”
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“This inverse association was considerably stronger for adherence to a healthier version (hPDI) [0.75 (0.68–0.83)]”
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“Associations of both indices were significantly stronger among more active relative to less active participants (p interaction=0.002 for both);”
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“The association of uPDI with CHD was non-linear (p for test of curvature=0.01; p for non-linear association<0.001) (Central Illustration panel A and Online Figure 1).”
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“Given the previously observed inverse association between fish intake and CHD,(23) we modified hPDI to score fish intake positively, and found similar results (pooled HR for extreme deciles, 0.74; 95% CI, 0.67–0.81; p trend<0.001).”
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“The results were slightly attenuated when we modified hPDI to score healthy animal foods positively (dairy except ice cream, egg, and fish) (HR comparing extreme deciles: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.71–0.86; HR per 10-unit increase: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.89–0.94; p trend<0.001).”
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“the association of uPDI with CHD was slightly stronger among ever smokers compared with never smokers (p interaction=0.04).”
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“HR per 10-unit increase: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.90–0.97”
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“HR per 10-unit increase: 0.88, 95% CI: 0.85–0.91”
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“The associations of hPDI and uPDI with risk of CHD were consistently observed across strata defined by age, BMI, family history of CHD, and sex (Figure 1).”
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“When, in place of the indices, we entered variables for the three food categories together into the fully adjusted model, we found an inverse association for healthy plant foods, and positive associations for animal foods and less healthy plant foods (Central Illustration panel B and Online Table 2).”
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“We found no evidence of deviation from linearity for PDI and hPDI (p for test of curvature>0.20 for both; p for linearity=0.001 for PDI, and <0.001 for hPDI).”
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“and changed in expected directions with SSB adjustment [pooled HR for extreme deciles of (PDI, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.81–0.99; p trend=0.001) (hPDI, 0.79; 95% CI, 0.71, 0.88; p trend<0.001) (uPDI, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.10, 1.36; p trend=0.005)]”
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“Adjustment for additional potential intermediates in the causal pathway, (updated history of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes instead of baseline history) slightly attenuated associations of hPDI and uPDI with CHD [pooled HR for extreme deciles of (PDI, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.83–1.02; p trend=0.003) (hPDI, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.73–0.89; p trend<0.001) (uPDI, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.12, 1.37; p trend=0.”
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“When we created the plant-based diet indices with quintiles of energy-adjusted food groups (instead of with quintiles of unadjusted food groups as we had originally done), the association of PDI with CHD became slightly stronger, but that of uPDI with CHD was slightly attenuated (Online Table 4).”
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“When we examined associations of the three food categories with CHD risk, less healthy plant foods and animal foods were both associated with increased risk, with a potentially stronger association for less healthy plant foods.”
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“all of which could aid in weight loss/maintenance, enhance glycemic control and insulin regulation, improve lipid profile, reduce blood pressure, improve vascular health, decrease inflammation, and foster more favorable diet- gut microbiome interactions (e.g. through lowered levels of trimethylamine N-oxide), thereby lowering CHD risk.”
§ Healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets and the risk of coronary heart disease in US adults > Discussion
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“This highlights the wide variation in nutritional quality of plant foods, making it crucial to consider the quality of plant foods consumed in plant-rich diets.”
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“Dietary recommendations based on the hPDI would also be environmentally sustainable, as plant-based food systems use fewer resources than food systems that are heavily reliant on animal foods.(34)”
§ Healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets and the risk of coronary heart disease in US adults > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Pimentel, 2003, Sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment, Am J Clin Nutr source
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“The results of this study are in line with the recently released 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,(33) which recommends higher consumption of high quality plant foods.”
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- Not checked yetcites [33] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015. Available at: http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/. Accessed June 10, 2017.
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“Specifically, greater adherence to hPDI would lead to diets high in dietary fiber, antioxidants, unsaturated fat, and micronutrient content, and low in saturated fat and heme iron content (Online Table 1), all of which could aid in weight loss/maintenance, enhance glycemic control and insulin regulation, improve lipid profile, reduce blood pressure, improve vascular health, decrease inflammation,”
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“Greater adherence to uPDI, on the other hand, leads to diets with higher glycemic load and index, and added sugar, and lower levels of dietary fiber, unsaturated fats, micronutrients, and antioxidants, which could result in higher CHD risk through the above-mentioned pathways.”
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“The proportional hazards assumption was tested by including interaction terms between the indices, and age and calendar year.”
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“Plant-based diets have been associated with a lower risk of various diseases,(1–3) including coronary heart disease (CHD),(4–9) the leading global cause of death.(10)”
§ Healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets and the risk of coronary heart disease in US adults > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Key, 1999, Mortality in vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative analysis of 5 prospective studies, Am J Clin Nutr source
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- Not checked yetcites [9] Fraser, 1995, Effect of risk factor values on lifetime risk of and age at first coronary event: the Adventist Health Study, Am J Epidemiol source
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“Participants self-reporting newly diagnosed CHD on the biennial questionnaires were asked permission to access their medical records to confirm diagnosis, which was done through blinded review by study physicians.”
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“Indices were cumulatively averaged over follow-up to better capture long-term diet; for instance, for the 2001–2003 risk set, plant-based diet index scores in 1991, 1995, and 1999 were averaged to predict CHD risk”
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“Given the previously observed inverse association between fish intake and CHD,(23) we modified hPDI to score fish intake positively, and found similar results”
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- Not checked yetcites [23] Zheng, 2012, Fish consumption and CHD mortality: an updated meta-analysis of seventeen cohort studies, Public Health Nutr source
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“Because diagnosis of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, stroke, and cancer could change an individual’s diet and potentially be associated with the underlying risk of CHD, we stopped updating diet upon diagnosis of these conditions.”
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“However, measurement error in diet assessment is likely, although evaluating cumulatively averaged intake reduces random errors(17) while allowing for the examination of long-term dietary intake.”
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- Not checked yetcites [17] Willett, 2013
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“With the exception of a recent investigation,(3) prior studies(4–9) have defined plant-based diets as ‘vegetarian’ diets, which constitute a family of dietary patterns that exclude some or all animal foods.”
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- Not checked yetcites [4] Huang, 2012, Cardiovascular disease mortality and cancer incidence in vegetarians: a meta-analysis and systematic review, Ann Nutr Metab source
- Not checked yetcites [5] Key, 1999, Mortality in vegetarians and nonvegetarians: detailed findings from a collaborative analysis of 5 prospective studies, Am J Clin Nutr source
- Not checked yetcites [6] Kwok, 2014, Vegetarian diet, Seventh Day Adventists and risk of cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Int J Cardiol source
- Not checked yetcites [7] Orlich, 2013, Vegetarian dietary patterns and mortality in Adventist Health Study 2, JAMA Internal Med source
- Not checked yetcites [8] Crowe, 2013, Am J Clin Nutr source
- Not checked yetcites [9] Fraser, 1995, Effect of risk factor values on lifetime risk of and age at first coronary event: the Adventist Health Study, Am J Epidemiol source
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“We adjusted for time-varying covariates including smoking status, alcohol intake, physical activity, CHD family history, multivitamin use, aspirin use, energy intake, margarine intake, body mass index (BMI), postmenopausal status and hormone use (women), and oral contraceptive use (NHS2).”
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“The results of this study are in line with the recently released 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,(33) which recommends higher consumption of high quality plant foods.”
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- Not checked yetcites [33] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015. Available at: http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/. Accessed June 10, 2017.
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“In three US cohorts, we previously documented that the PDI was inversely associated with type 2 diabetes risk with a stronger inverse association for hPDI, and a positive association for uPDI(14).”
§ Healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets and the risk of coronary heart disease in US adults > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites [14] Satija, 2016, Plant-based dietary patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes in US men and women: results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies, PLoS Med source
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“The analysis was carried out separately for each cohort, and combined using a fixed effects model; heterogeneity was examined using the Cochrane Q statistic(21) and the I2 statistic.(22)”
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“We additionally adjusted for baseline self-reported hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes.”
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Recommendations based on incremental dietary changes are easier to adopt.
“As recommendations based on incremental dietary changes are easier to adopt, it is important to understand how gradual reductions in animal food intake with concomitant increases in consumption of plant foods affect cardiovascular health.”
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CHD has a long etiologic period.
“However, these studies have examined plant-based diets at a single time point, making it difficult to fully capture the association of a time-varying exposure such as diet on the development of CHD which has a long etiologic period.”
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“In addition, a poorly formulated vegan diet can include low-quality plant foods, such as refined carbohydrates and added sugars.22”
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“Although our findings suggest that vegan diets offer a protective cardiometabolic advantage compared with a healthy, omnivorous diet, excluding all meats and/or dairy products may not be necessary because research22,50 suggests that cardiovascular benefits can be achieved with modest reductions in animal foods and increases in healthy plant-based foods compared with typical diets.”
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“those in the lowest decile of PDI consumed 5–6 servings of animal foods per day, while those in the highest decile consumed 3 servings of animal foods per day.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Satija, A., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Spiegelman, D., Chiuve, S. E., Manson, J. E., Willett, W., Rexrode, K. M., Rimm, E. B., & Hu, F. B.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Corresponding author
- Satija, Ambika
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-07
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 411-422
- ISSN
- 0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC5555375
- OpenAlex
- W2735659721
- Semantic Scholar
- 8da1730e179d8b18025a96b300c15dfac3a7f532
- Cited by
- 991
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 107 · 2025: 146 · 2024: 157 · 2023: 133 · 2022: 119 · 2021: 118 · 2020: 110 · 2019: 57 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 6
- FWCI
- 54.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institutes of Health (UM1-CA-176726, UM1-CA167552, CA176726, CA-167552, CA186107)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL060712, R01HL035464, R01HL034594)
- National Cancer Institute (UM1CA176726, UM1CA186107, UM1CA167552)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Keywords
- plant-based diet, coronary artery disease, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, legumes and nuts, refined grains, sweetened beverages, animal food, Nurses' Health Study, Health Professionals Follow-up Study, dietary adherence, cardiovascular disease prevention, dietary quality assessment, food frequency questionnaire
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Coronary Disease, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Forecasting, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, United States, Diet, Vegetarian, Incidence
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