Nutritional recommendations for cardiovascular disease prevention.
Lifestyle factors, including nutrition, play an important role in the etiology of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). This position paper, written by collaboration between the Israel Heart Association and the Israel Dietetic Association, summarizes the current, preferably latest, literature on the association of nutrition and CVD with emphasis on the level of evidence and practical recommendations. The nutritional information is divided into three main sections: dietary patterns, individual food items, and nutritional supplements. The dietary patterns reviewed include low carbohydrate diet, low-fat diet, Mediterranean diet, and the DASH diet. Foods reviewed in the second section include: whole grains and dietary fiber, vegetables and fruits, nuts, soy, dairy products, alcoholic drinks, coffee and caffeine, tea, chocolate, garlic, and eggs. Supplements reviewed in the third section include salt and sodium, omega-3 and fish oil, phytosterols, antioxidants, vitamin D, magnesium, homocysteine-reducing agents, and coenzyme Q10.
Zinman College for Physical Education & Sports, Wingate Institute, Netanya 42902, Israel. sigaleilat70@gmail.com.
Sigal
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Eilat-Adar
Tali
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Sinai
Chaim
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Yosefy
Yaakov
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Henkin
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050528:Diet, Carbohydrate-Restricted; D018752:Diet, Fat-Restricted; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009754:Nuts; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; D014675:Vegetables
D000975:Antioxidants; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D015525:Fatty Acids, Omega-3; D018977:Micronutrients; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary