Western pattern diet
pattern of food consumption adopted mainly by the people of Western Europe and North America
The Western pattern diet, also called standard American diet, is a modern eating pattern. In the Western diet like fast food, processed meat, red meat, butter, fried foods, high-fat dairy products, refined grains, high fructose corn syrup and certain sugary drinks is common.[1] The modern Western diet came by way of fundamental lifestyle changes after the Neolithic and Industrial Revolutions.
The opposite is a healthy diet. Healthy diets have higher servings of fruit, nuts, fish, poultry and vegetables.
A Western pattern diet is associated with an increased risk of being overweight or obese and diabetes mellitus.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ↑ Odermatt, Alex (31 August 2011). "The Western-style diet: a major risk factor for impaired kidney function and chronic kidney disease". American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology. 301 (5): F919–931. doi:10.1152/ajprenal.00068.2011. ISSN 1522-1466. PMID 21880837. S2CID 6256851.
