Fruit-snack after breakfast linked to lower all-cause, cancer mortality risks; starchy snacks linked to higher all-cause, CVD mortality risks<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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THURSDAY, June 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Meal types as well as snack types and timing are associated with mortality risks, according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Association<\/em>.<\/p>\n Wei Wei, Ph.D., from Harbin Medical University in China, and colleagues examined the associations between consumption time of different foods and cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all-cause mortality among 21,503 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.<\/p>\n The researchers found 2,192 deaths were documented during the 149,875 person-years of follow-up, including 676 deaths because of CVD and 476 because of cancer. Participants consuming fruit-lunch had lower risks for all-cause and CVD mortality (hazard ratios [HRs], 0.82 and 0.66, respectively), while those consuming Western-lunch had increased CVD mortality (HR, 1.44). Lower risks for all-cause, CVD, and cancer mortality were seen (HRs, 0.69, 0.77, and 0.63, respectively) for participants who consumed vegetable-dinner. For snack patterns, lower all-cause and cancer mortality risks were seen with consumption of fruit-snack after breakfast (HRs, 0.78 and 0.55, respectively), while dairy-snack after dinner was associated with lower risks for all-cause and CVD mortality (HRs, 0.82 and 0.67, respectively). Consumption of a starchy-snack after meals was associated with an increased risk for all-cause (HRs, 1.50, 1.52, and 1.50 after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, respectively) and CVD (HRs, 1.55, 1.44, and 1.57 after breakfast, lunch, and dinner, respectively) mortality.<\/p>\n “Our results revealed that the amount and the intake time of various types of foods are equally critical for maintaining optimal health,” a coauthor said in a statement.<\/p>\n