Improving diet and lifestyle is a critical component of the American Heart Association's
strategy for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in the general population. This document …

The initial Guide to the Primary Prevention of Cardiovas-cular Diseases was published in
1997 as an aid to healthcare professionals and their patients without established coronary …

Importance Observational studies have consistently proposed cardiovascular benefits
associated with light alcohol consumption, while recent genetic analyses (ie, mendelian …

Background: Although high alcohol consumption has been associated with increased risk of
atrial fibrillation (AF), the role of light to moderate drinking remains unclear. Objectives: The …

This document presents guidelines for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease by dietary
and other lifestyle practices. Since the previous publication of these guidelines by the …

Epidemiologic studies suggest that higher polyphenol intake from fruits and vegetables is
associated with decreased risk for cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms explaining this …

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans places a stronger emphasis on improving poor
diets and increasing physical activity, two of the most important factors for combating the …

Background—Moderate alcohol intake is associated with lower atherosclerosis risk,
presumably due to increased HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations; however, the …

Objective: Diet and lifestyle likely play major roles in colon cancer incidence; however, the
proportion of colon cancer risk that might be preventable is unknown. Thus, we estimated …

As doenças cardiovasculares constituem a principal causa de mortalidade no mundo e o
seu crescimento significativo nos países em desenvolvimento alerta para o potencial …