Are your patients with risk of CVD getting the viscous soluble fiber they need?
A diet that includes 5 to 10 g/d of viscous soluble fiber reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and death independent of baseline risk. Consuming foods rich in viscous soluble fiber reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) blood levels 10% to 15% with expected reduction in CVD events by 10% to 15%. Routinely counsel adults at risk of CVD to promote a healthy diet: assess dietary fiber consumption; recommend specific foods rich in viscous soluble fiber; monitor LDL-C levels and encourage increased dietary fiber intake at follow-up visits; motivate patients to comply with recommendations.
Shamliyan
Tatyana A
TA
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Jacobs
David R
DR
Raatz
Susan K
SK
Nordstrom
David L
DL
Keenan
Joseph M
JM
D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood / Q000187:drug effects; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004043:Dietary Fiber