Evidence Record
Brazil
South America
Heart Disease
119 / 100k
Plant-Based Score
57%
Life Expectancy
76.8 yr
Alzheimer's Prevalence
3.8%
Other Causes of Death (per 100k / yr)
Stroke 75
Cancer 103
Respiratory 50
Diabetes 30
Kidney Disease 15
Traditional beans-and-rice diet is significantly protective. Shift to ultra-processed food is driving Brazil's CVD crisis.
NOVA Classification · Monteiro et al., 2019 · Public Health Nutr
→ Traditional diet: 14% lower mortality vs. ultra-processed