What is Western pattern diet?
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]], [[frying|fried foods]], high-fat [[dairy product]]s, [[refined grain]]s, [[high fructose corn syrup]] and certain [[sugar]]y drinks is common.<ref>{{cite web|title=Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women|publisher=American Journal of Clinical Nutrition|url=https://academic.oup.com/ajcn|access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> The modern Western diet came by way of fundamental lifestyle changes after the [[Neolithic Revolution|Neolithic]] and [[Industrial Revolution]]s. The opposite is a [[healthy diet]]. Healthy diets have higher servings of [[fruit]], [[nut (fruit)|nuts]], [[fish]], [[poultry]] and [[vegetable]]s. A Western pattern diet is associated with an increased risk of being [[overweight]] or [[obesity|obese]] and [[diabetes mellitus]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Odermatt|first=Alex|date=31 August 2011|title=The Western-style diet: a major risk factor for impaired kidney function and chronic kidney disease|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21880837/|journal=American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology|volume=301|issue=5|pages=F919–931|doi=10.1152/ajprenal.00068.2011|issn=1522-1466|pmid=21880837|s2cid=6256851 }}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:Diets]] {{stub}}