Nutrition guidelines are emphasizing dietary patterns as primary and secondary prevention
trials provide increasing evidence of the importance of lifestyle changes to prevent/control …

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, and
prevention of cardiovascular disease is at the top of the public health agenda. Evidence …

In 1957 the American Heart Association proposed that modification of dietary fat intake
would reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD), which had become the …

Reduction in excess calories and improvement in dietary composition may prevent many
primary and secondary cardiovascular events. Current guidelines recommend diets high in …

Guidelines for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease by dietary and other lifestyle
practices are presented. Major and specific guidelines, which are designed to achieve and …

Abstract Recently, the American Heart Association published a revision of its dietary
guidelines. The recommendations are based on new scientific findings, and address the …

Despite continued advances in health care, the cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rate
has plateaued in recent years and appears to be trending upward. Poor diet is a leading …

Physicians face several barriers to counseling their patients about nutrition, including
conflicting evidence of the benefit of counseling, limited training and understanding of the …

Despite numerous advances in all areas of cardiovascular care, cardiovascular disease
(CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States (US). There is compelling evidence …

Growing scientific evidence of the benefits of heart-healthy dietary patterns and of the
massive public health and economic burdens attributed to obesity and poor diet quality have …