title: Are your patients with risk of CVD getting the viscous soluble fiber they need?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Tatyana A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Shamliyan
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Raatz
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Nordstrom
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Keenan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004043:Dietary Fiber