scholarly journals Red Meat Intake and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk: An Assessment of Causality Using The Bradford Hill Criteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 31-31
Author(s):  
Erica Hill ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Caroline Clark ◽  
Bethany McGowen ◽  
Lauren O'Connor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Meat Intake ◽  
Cardiometabolic Diseases ◽  
Red Meat Intake ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Abstract Objectives Higher red meat intake is associated with increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases, but causation of this relationships is unclear. This umbrella systematic review qualitatively assessed causality between red meat intake and cardiometabolic diseases. Methods Two researchers independently screened and crosschecked 524 articles from MEDLINE, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL up to November 25,2019. Articles included were systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational or experimental studies using healthy subjects aged 19+ years; included red meat (RM) intake [total (TRM), unprocessed (URM), or processed (PRM)] as an a priori independent variable; and reported outcomes or risk factors of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Causality was assessed using Bradford Hill's Causation Criteria: 1) strength (relative risk, RR ≥1.2), 2) consistency (≥67% of assessments), 3) specificity, 4) temporality, 5) biological dose-response gradient 6) plausibility, 7) coherence, 8) experimental evidence and 9) analogy. Results In total, 22 articles (16 with CVD data; 11 with T2D data) were included. While TRM and URM were statistically positively associated with CVD incidence and mortality, these associations were consistently weak (RR < 1.2). The strength of positive associations between TRM and T2D incidence were inconsistent while the positive associations between URM and T2D incidence were consistently weak. Results from short-term randomized controlled trials assessing effects of TRM and URM on CVD and T2D risk factors were predominately null. These experimental findings indicate a lack of coherence and need for more research to determine causality of the positive associations described above. For both CVD and T2D, temporality was established with the inclusion of prospective study designs. Researchers have proposed plausible biological mechanisms and analogies but specificity is lacking. Insufficient data precluded assessing causality between PRM and CVD or T2D; research is needed. Conclusions Weakness of associations between total and unprocessed red meat intake and cardiometabolic diseases and lack of coherence with short-term experimental evidence on cardiometabolic disease risk factors reduces confidence that associations are causal. Funding Sources The Beef Checkoff.

scholarly journals A Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean, unprocessed red meat has cardiometabolic benefits for adults who are overweight or obese in a randomized, crossover, controlled feeding trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E O'Connor ◽  
Douglas Paddon-Jones ◽  
Amy J Wright ◽  
Wayne W Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Feeding Trial ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Meat Intake ◽  
Red Meat Intake

ABSTRACT Background A Mediterranean-style eating pattern (Mediterranean Pattern) is often described as being low in red meat. Research shows that lean, unprocessed red meat can be incorporated into healthy eating patterns to improve cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk factors. Objective We assessed the effects of consuming different amounts of lean, unprocessed red meat in a Mediterranean Pattern on CMD risk factors. We hypothesized that consuming a Mediterranean Pattern would improve CMD risk factors and that red meat intake would not influence these improvements. Design In an investigator-blinded, randomized, crossover, controlled feeding trial, 41 subjects [mean ± SD age: 46 ± 2 y; mean ± SD body mass index (kg/m2): 30.5 ± 0.6] were provided with a Mediterranean Pattern for two 5-wk interventions separated by 4 wk of self-selected eating. The Mediterranean Patterns contained ∼500 g [typical US intake (Med-Red)] and ∼200 g [commonly recommended intake in heart-healthy eating patterns (Med-Control)] of lean, unprocessed beef or pork per week. Red meat intake was compensated by poultry and other protein-rich foods. Baseline and postintervention outcomes included fasting blood pressure, serum lipids, lipoproteins, glucose, insulin, and ambulatory blood pressure. The presented results were adjusted for age, sex, and body mass at each time point (P < 0.05). Results Total cholesterol decreased, but greater reductions occurred with Med-Red than with Med-Control (−0.4 ± 0.1 and −0.2 ±0.1 mmol/L, respectively, intervention × time = 0.045]. Low-density lipoprotein decreased with Med-Red but was unchanged with Med-Control [−0.3 ± 0.1 and −0.1 ± 0.1 mmol/L, respectively, intervention × time = 0.038], whereas high-density lipoprotein (HDL) concentrations decreased nondifferentially [−0.1 ± 0.0 mmol/L]. Triglycerides, total cholesterol:HDL, glucose, and insulin did not change with either Med-Red or Med-Control. All blood pressure parameters improved, except during sleep, independent of the red meat intake amount. Conclusions Adults who are overweight or moderately obese may improve multiple cardiometabolic disease risk factors by adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern with or without reductions in red meat intake when red meats are lean and unprocessed. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02573129.

scholarly journals Adopting a Mediterranean-Style Eating Pattern with Different Amounts of Lean Unprocessed Red Meat Does Not Influence Short-Term Subjective Personal Well-Being in Adults with Overweight or Obesity

2018 ◽  
Vol 148 (12) ◽  
pp. 1917-1923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren E O'Connor ◽  
Sarah L Biberstine ◽  
Douglas Paddon-Jones ◽  
A J Schwichtenberg ◽  
Wayne W Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Eating Patterns ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Eating Pattern ◽  
Meat Intake ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Red Meat Intake

ABSTRACT Background Reducing red meat intake is commonly recommended. Limited observational studies suggest that healthy eating patterns with red meat are associated with improved quality of life. Objective The secondary objectives of this randomized crossover controlled-feeding trial were to assess the effects of following a Mediterranean-style eating pattern (Med-Pattern) with different amounts of red meat on indexes of personal well-being (i.e., perceived quality of life, mood, and sleep) in overweight or obese adults. We hypothesized that following a Med-Pattern would improve these outcomes, independent of red meat intake amount. Methods Forty-one participants [aged 46 ± 2 y; body mass index (kg/m2): 30.5 ± 0.6;n = 28 women,n = 13 men) were provided Med-Pattern foods for two 5-wk periods separated by 4 wk of self-selected eating. The Med-Red Pattern contained ∼500 g/wk (typical US intake), and the Med-Control Pattern contained ∼200 g/wk (commonly recommended intake in heart-healthy eating patterns) of lean, unprocessed beef or pork compensated with mainly poultry and dairy. Baseline and postintervention outcomes measured were perceived quality of life via the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, version 2 (SF-36v2), daily mood states via the Profile of Mood States (POMS), sleep perceptions via the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and sleep patterns via actigraphy. Data were analyzed via a doubly repeated-measures ANOVA adjusted for age, sex, and body mass at each time point. Results Following a Med-Pattern did not change domains of physical health, mental health, total mood disturbances, sleep perceptions, and sleep patterns but improved subdomains of physical health role limitations (SF-36v2: 93.6–96.7%;P = 0.038), vitality (SF-36v2: 57.9–63.0%;P = 0.020), and fatigue (POMS: 2.9–2.5 arbitrary units;P = 0.039). There were no differences between the Med-Red and Med-Control Patterns (time × pattern,P-interaction &gt; 0.05). Conclusion Following a Med-Pattern, independent of lean, unprocessed red meat intake, may not be an effective short-term strategy to meaningfully improve indexes of personal well-being in adults who are overweight or obese. This trial was registered atclinicaltrials.gov as NCT02573129.

scholarly journals Inflammatory markers are altered in severe mental disorders independent of comorbid cardiometabolic disease risk factors – ERRATUM

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1758-1758
Author(s):  
Ragni H. Mørch ◽  
Ingrid Dieset ◽  
Ann Færden ◽  
Elina J. Reponen ◽  
Sigrun Hope ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Inflammatory Markers ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Severe Mental Disorders ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

scholarly journals Hepatic fibrosis associates with multiple cardiometabolic disease risk factors: The Framingham Heart Study

Hepatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle T. Long ◽  
Xiaoyu Zhang ◽  
Hanfei Xu ◽  
Ching‐Ti Liu ◽  
Kathleen E. Corey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hepatic Fibrosis ◽  
Framingham Heart Study ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Heart Study ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Relationship between plasma vitamin D level and cardiometabolic disease risk factors

2012 ◽  
pp. BMP38
Author(s):  
Alaa Badawi ◽  
Bibiana Garcia-Bailo ◽  
Eman Sadoun ◽  
Laura Da Costa ◽  
Paul Arora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Plasma Vitamin ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Food and plant bioactives for reducing cardiometabolic disease risk: an evidence based approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2076-2088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arrigo F. G. Cicero ◽  
Federica Fogacci ◽  
Alessandro Colletti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Nutraceuticals active on the main cardiovascular disease risk factors.

scholarly journals Modeling Sleep and Adiposity-Associated Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors: Protocol for the SLUMBRx Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Knowlden ◽  
John Higginbotham ◽  
Michael Grandner ◽  
John Allegrante
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Short Sleep ◽  
Adiposity Indices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

BACKGROUND Obesity and short sleep duration are significant public health issues. Current evidence suggests these conditions are associated with cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and premature mortality. Increased interest in the potential link between obesity and short sleep duration, and its health consequences, has been driven by: 1) the apparent parallel increase in prevalence of both conditions in recent decades; 2) their overlapping association with cardiometabolic outcomes; and 3) the potential causal connection between the two health issues. The Short Sleep Undermines Cardiometabolic Health (SLUMBRx) Study seeks to contribute to the development of a comprehensive adiposity-sleep model, while laying the groundwork for a future program of research that will be designed to prevent and treat adiposity and sleep-related cardiometabolic disease risk factors. OBJECTIVE SLUMBRx addresses four topics pertinent to the adiposity-sleep hypothesis: 1) the relationship between adiposity and sleep duration; 2) sex-based differences in the relationship between adiposity and sleep duration; 3) influence of adiposity indices and sleep duration on cardiometabolic outcomes; and 4) the role of socioecological factors as effect modifiers in the relationship between adiposity indices, sleep, and cardiometabolic outcomes. METHODS SLUMBRx will employ a large-scale survey (n=1,000) that recruits 159 participants (53 normal weight, 53 overweight, and 53 obese) to be assessed in two phases. RESULTS Phase 1, a lab-based study, will gather objective adiposity indices (air displacement plethysmography and anthropometrics) and cardiometabolic data (blood pressure, pulse wave velocity and pulse wave analysis, and blood-based biomarker). Phase 2, a one-week, home-based study, will gather sleep-related data (home sleep testing/sleep apnea, actigraphy, sleep diaries). During Phase 2, detailed demographic and socioecological data will be collected to contextualize hypothesized adiposity and sleep-associated cardiometabolic disease risk factors. Collection and analyses of these data will yield information necessary to customize future observational and intervention research. CONCLUSIONS Precise implementation of the SLUMBRx protocol promises to provide objective, empirical data on the interaction between body composition and sleep duration. The hypotheses that will be tested by SLUMBRx are important for understanding the pathogenesis of cardiometabolic disease and for developing future public health interventions to prevent its conception and treat its consequences. CLINICALTRIAL https://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_description.cfm?aid=9822114&icde=45818775

scholarly journals Single-Arm 8-Week Ad Libitum Self-Prepared Paleo Diet Reduces Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors in Overweight Adults

2019 ◽  
pp. 155982761986615
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Markofski ◽  
Kristofer Jennings ◽  
Chad Dolan ◽  
Natalie A. Davies ◽  
Emily C. LaVoy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Dietary Intervention ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
Paleo Diet ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Physically Inactive ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

The paleo diet is popular among the general population due to promoted weight loss and disease prevention benefits. We examined the effectiveness of a self-administered paleo diet in improving cardiometabolic disease risk factors. Overweight, physically inactive but otherwise healthy adults (males = 4, females = 3, age 32.7 ± 4.9 years, body mass index [BMI] 29.4 ± 2.4 kg/m2) habitually eating a traditional Western diet (1853.4 ± 441.2 kcal; 34.0% carbohydrate; 41.4% fat; 19.2% protein) completed an ad libitum self-administered paleo diet for 8 weeks. Height, weight, blood pressure, and a fasting blood sample were collected pre– and post–paleo dietary intervention. Blood samples were analyzed for fasting cardiometabolic disease biomarkers—including brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21, and leptin. After 8 weeks, body mass (−5.3 kg, P = .008), BMI (−1.7 kg/m2, P = .002), serum leptin (−56.2%, P = .012), serum FGF21 (−26.7%, P = .002), and serum BDNF (−25.8%, P = .045) significantly decreased. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were unchanged following the paleo dietary intervention ( P > .05). Average energy intake (−412.6 kcal, P = .016) significantly decreased with the paleo dietary intervention mostly due to a reduction in carbohydrate consumption (−69.2 g; P = .003). An 8-week self-administered paleo dietary intervention was effective in improving cardiometabolic disease risk factors in a healthy, physically inactive overweight adult population.

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