Moving towards a healthy dietary pattern: particular foods that should be included more often in the diet Dietary management of CVD risk is a key
Dietary fats in a nutshell For CVD prevention, the type of dietary fat, but not the total amount of fat, predicts the effect on blood
References 1. EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products NaAN. Scientific Opinion on Dietary Reference Values for fats, including saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty
Diet and lifestyle interventions for CVD prevention Dietary habits and their influence on CVD risk have been extensively reviewed and the European guidelines for CVD
Dietary patterns for preventing CVD INTRODUCTION Dietary choices are based on personal and cultural food preferences and include a combination of foods whose nutrients may
The Mediterranean diet The Mediterranean diet may be considered as a “gold standard” eating pattern for CVD risk prevention as adherence to it favorably affects
The Portfolio diet: A dietary portfolio of foods to maximize cholesterol lowering Re-introducing those plant foods that are high in dietary fibre, vegetable proteins and
The DASH diet: Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) The DASH diet is an eating pattern primarily targeted to lower BP22,23. It is also an
Summary of recommendations on dietary patterns It is possible to achieve a healthy diet in multiple ways and preferably, with a wide combination of foods.
References 1. Piepoli MF, Hoes AW, Agewall S et al. 2016 European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. The Sixth Joint Task Force
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