NOTMILK: Plant vs Animal Protein and CHD - some stats

[Guest guest]

Okay, so this item from Robert Cohen might not make

you laugh - but I was pleased that there were some

actual statistics here and that, of course, Cohen

gives the (excellent) source of his information.You

will note the date, so you'd think that the whole

world would be eating accordingly. But no . . .

 

Read it. It's just one paragraph ;=)

 

Best,

 

Pat

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Eating Plant Protein vs. Animal Protein

 

" Animal food-groups were directly correlated to

mortality from coronary heart disease, defined as

sudden coronary death or fatal myocardial infarction

and vegetable food-groups (except potatoes) as well

as fish and alcohol were inversely correlated with

CHD mortality. Univariate analysis showed significant

positive correlation coefficients for butter (R =

0.887),

meat (R = 0.645), pastries (R = 0.752), and milk (R =

0.600)

consumption, and significant negative correlation

coefficients for legumes (R = -0.822), oils (R =

-0.571),

and alcohol (R = -0.609) consumption. Combined

vegetable

foods (excluding alcohol) were inversely correlated

(R = -0.519), whereas combined animal foods (excluding

fish)

were directly correlated (R = 0.798) with coronary

heart

disease death rates. "

 

European Journal of Epidemiology, 1999 Jul, 15:6,

507-15

 

Robert Cohen

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

OK. Now will someone please put all that in simple plain English? Or maybe

I'll just graph/chart it. Holy samoleys.

 

Eating Plant Protein vs. Animal Protein

 

" Animal food-groups were directly correlated to

mortality from coronary heart disease, defined as

sudden coronary death or fatal myocardial infarction

and vegetable food-groups (except potatoes) as well

as fish and alcohol were inversely correlated with

CHD mortality. Univariate analysis showed significant

positive correlation coefficients for butter (R =

0.887),

meat (R = 0.645), pastries (R = 0.752), and milk (R =

0.600)

consumption, and significant negative correlation

coefficients for legumes (R = -0.822), oils (R =

-0.571),

and alcohol (R = -0.609) consumption. Combined

vegetable

foods (excluding alcohol) were inversely correlated

(R = -0.519), whereas combined animal foods (excluding

fish)

were directly correlated (R = 0.798) with coronary

heart

disease death rates. "

 

European Journal of Epidemiology, 1999 Jul, 15:6,

507-15

 

Robert Cohen

 

 

 

 

 

 

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