Heart health guidance shifts focus from individual nutrients to overall diet quality

Experts say a heart-healthy diet is more about consistency than chasing trends

<p>A new ACC scientific statement looks at how eating well can help with the prevention and management of CVD. Plant-based foods as well as healthy fats and proteins are recommended over foods high in refined starches, added sugars and unhealthy fats. </p>

Overall dietary patterns matter more for heart health than nutrients

A healthy, balanced dietary pattern, rather than one focused on individual nutrients or foods is key to maintaining heart health, according to a Scientific Statement issued by the American College of Cardiology and published in JACC, its flagship journal.

Heart health guidance shifts focus from individual nutrients to overall diet quality

A healthy, balanced dietary pattern, rather than one focused on individual nutrients or foods, is key to maintaining heart health, according to a scientific statement issued by the American College of Cardiology and published in JACC. Diets should include minimally processed plant-based foods and healthy fats and proteins while limiting foods high in refined starches, added sugars, sodium or unhealthy fats, as well as highly processed foods of p…