Commentary on “The association of diet quality and physical activity with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 85,545 alder Australians: A longitudinal study”
Year: 2024
Type: editorial
Abstract: There is no way around it.Regular physical activity (PA) and a high-quality diet are essential to promoting good health and prolonging life in middle-aged and older adults.In the November 2024 Issue of the Journal of Sport and Health Science, Ding et al. 1 report results from the 45 and Up cohort study about diet quality and moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) hospitalization, CVD mortality, and all-cause mortality in 85,545 Australian participants aged 45À74.They showed that a medium-to-high-quality diet (vs. a low-quality diet) was associated with 8%À11% lower risks for all-cause mortality (medium-quality diet, hazard ratio (HR) = 0.92, 95% confidence interval (95%CI): 0.86À0.99;high-quality diet, HR = 0.89, 95%CI: 0.82À0.97)and that MVPA had a doseÀresponse relation (vs.< 10 min/week of MVPA) in reducing risks for all-cause mortality from 15% for 10À149 min/week (HR = 0.85, 95%CI: 0.76À0.96) to 48% for 900 min/week (HR = 0.52, 95%CI: 0.47À0.58).MVPA 300 to <900 min/week and 900 min/week (vs.<10 min/week of MVPA) lowered CVD mortality risks by 34%À44% (300 to <900 min/week, HR = 0.66, 95%CI: 0.48À0.90;900 min/week, HR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.42À0.75).Any proportion of MVPA reported as vigorous intensity PA (VPA%, >0À20%, >20%À50%, >50%) reduced the risks for CVD hospitalization by 10%À12% and all-cause mortality by »20%.No interactions were found for combinations of diet quality and MVPA min/week for CVD hospitalizations or mortality risks.Ding et al. 1 hypothesized that eating a high-quality diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, and lean cuts of meat should reduce incident CVD hospitalizations and CVD mortality compared Peer review under responsibility of Shanghai University of Sport.
Authors: Barbara E. Ainsworth, Zeyun Feng
Institution: Shanghai University of Sport
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402669246