By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS
PORTLAND, Oregon — Millions of years of life lost to early deaths and disability from heart disease could be saved worldwide by eating more fruits and vegetables, a new study shows.
For 195 countries, researchers calculated the number of disability-adjusted life years, which are healthy years lost to heart disease-related disability or death.
They found that in 2015, low fruit intake accounted for 57.3 million years lost and low vegetable intake accounted for 44.6 million years lost. The burden of heart disease attributed to limited fruit intake was lowest in Rwanda, at 5.1 percent, and highest in Bangladesh, at 23.2 percent. Heart disease burden resulting from limited vegetable intake was lowest in North Korea, at 5.9 percent, and highest in Mongolia, 19.4 percent.
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