The metabolic syndrome, by definition, is not a disease but is a clustering of individual
metabolic risk factors including abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia …

The elimination of specific dietary cholesterol target recommendations in recent guidelines
has raised questions about its role with respect to cardiovascular disease. This advisory was …

Many features of the environment have been found to exert an important influence on
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, progression, and severity. Changes in the environment …

Obesity and its comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are
straining our healthcare system, necessitating the development of novel strategies for weight …

Objective: Cholesterol is an important molecule in humans and both its excess and its
deficiency cause disease. Most clinicians appreciate its role in stabilizing cellular plasma …

Background The relationship between macronutrients and cardiovascular disease and
mortality is controversial. Most available data are from European and North American …

One of the best-studied diets for cardiovascular health is the Mediterranean diet. This
consists of fish, monounsaturated fats from olive oil, fruits, vegetables, whole grains …

Dietary recommendations to decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) have
focused on reducing intake of saturated fatty acids (SFA) for more than 50 years. While the …

Importance Previous studies have shown distinct associations between specific dietary fat
and cardiovascular disease. However, evidence on specific dietary fat and mortality remains …

For decades, dietary advice was based on the premise that high intakes of fat cause obesity,
diabetes, heart disease, and possibly cancer. Recently, evidence for the adverse metabolic …