Dietary fats and prevention of cardiovascular disease

Progressing Insights into the Role of Dietary Fats in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Dietary fats have important effects on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Abundant evidence shows that partial replacement of saturated fatty acids (SAFA) with unsaturated fatty acids improves the blood lipid and lipoprotein profile and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Low-fat diets high in refined carbohydrates and sugar are not effective. Very long-chain polyunsaturate...

Dietary fiber and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

In 1867, the great American artist Winslow Homer created a woodcarving depicting a man standing alone, wielding a scythe against an endless field of wheat as tall as the man himself. The work is entitled The Veteran in a New Field. This image comes to mind when I contemplate the history of dietary fiber and disease prevention. The idea that dietary fiber from foods like whole grains may have he...

Dietary Fats and Coronary Heart Disease

The prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD) necessitates vigorous dietary intervention so as to lower the serum cholesterol level by at least 6%. Greater decreases in serum cholesterol can bring about reversal of atherosclerosis. The critical dietary change is the reduction in intake of saturated fat and cholesterol. Some of this fat may be replaced by unsaturated fats, especia...

Summary of evidence on dietary fats and cardiovascular health

Dietary fat intake and prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review.

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of reduction or modification of dietary fat intake on total and cardiovascular mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, CAB abstracts, SIGLE, CVRCT registry, and biographies were searched; trials known to experts were included. INCLUDED STUDIES Randomised controlled trials stating inten...