title: Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies.
abstract: The potential cardiovascular benefits of several trending foods and dietary patterns are still incompletely understood, and nutritional science continues to evolve. However, in the meantime, a number of controversial dietary patterns, foods, and nutrients have received significant media exposure and are mired by hype. This review addresses some of the more popular foods and dietary patterns that are promoted for cardiovascular health to provide clinicians with accurate information for patient discussions in the clinical setting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado. Electronic address: andrew@docandrew.com.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Pamela B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: George Washington University School of Medicine; Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barnard
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Caldwell B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Esselstyn
authors.affiliation: Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona and Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.affiliation: Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University and Baptist Health of South Florida, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agatston
authors.affiliation: Gaples Institute for Integrative Cardiology, Deerfield, Illinois; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devries
authors.affiliation: Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: O'Keefe
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California and University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ornish
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Penny
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kris-Etherton
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans
keywords: cardiovascular risk; fats; green leafy vegetables; healthy dietary patterns; nutrition