Evolving evidence about diet and health

Nutrition research initially focused almost entirely on conditions of nutritional deficiencies (eg, scurvy, beriberi, pellagra). By the 1950s, with the increase in coronary heart disease in high-income countries, attention shifted to a range of so-called diet-heart hypotheses.1Mozaffarian D Dietary and policy priorities for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity: a comprehensive review.Circulation. 2016; 133: 187-225Crossref PubMed Scopus...