Higher Carbohydrate Quality, More Fiber-Rich Foods Linked to Better Cardiac Phenotype – American College of Cardiology
Higher carbohydrate (CHO) quality and greater fiber-rich food intake are favorably associated with left ventricular (LV) structure and LV function, according to the CARDIA Diet History, published July 9 in the European Heart Journal. Among 3,171 participants from the CARDIA study (baseline mean age, 25 years; 57% women), trained interviewers conducted repeated assessment of dietary intake at years 0, 7 and 20, and echocardiography assessed cardiac structure and function at years 25 and 30. So-Yun Yi, MD,
