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Primary prevention of CVD: diet
Hermione Clare Price1, Rebecca K Simmons
1Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.
BMJ Clinical Evidence
|July 2, 2011
Summary
Dietary advice can help healthy adults improve cardiovascular health. This review summarizes evidence on fiber, fruit, vegetable, fat, and sodium intake interventions for cardiovascular outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Nutrition Science
- Cardiovascular Health
- Public Health
Background:
- Diet plays a crucial role in the development of chronic diseases.
- Dietary behavior changes can reduce the burden of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review the effects of dietary advice on cardiovascular outcomes in healthy adults without existing CVD or increased risk factors.
- To evaluate interventions including advice on fiber, fruit and vegetable intake, fat modification, and sodium reduction.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of 14 systematic reviews or RCTs.
- Searched major databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library) up to April 2010.
- Included harms alerts from regulatory agencies (FDA, MHRA).
Main Results:
- The review identified and evaluated evidence for various dietary interventions.
- GRADE evaluation was used to assess the quality of evidence for interventions.
Conclusions:
- Information on the effectiveness and safety of specific dietary advice interventions is presented.
- Interventions reviewed include advice on increasing fiber, fruit, and vegetable intake, and reducing/modifying fat and sodium intake.
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