title: Diets and cardiovascular disease: an evidence-based assessment.
abstract: With rising obesity, despite low-fat diet recommendations, there is an increased interest in weight loss and alternative dietary approaches for cardiovascular health. Physicians must have an understanding of the literature to better counsel their patients about diets and cardiovascular disease. This review examines several dietary approaches to cardiovascular health and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding these diets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Preventive Cardiology Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Parin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parikh
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: McDaniel
authors.forename: M Dominique
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Ashen
authors.forename: Joseph I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Roger S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
authors.forename: Laurence S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sperling
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic