Here are the most effective diets to prevent heart disease, based on the latest evidence gathered by a scientific committee of the American Heart Association.
Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, but there are ways to significantly reduce your risk. Along with regular exercise and not smoking, a healthy diet is a key way to keep heart disease at bay.
diet, which was 100% aligned with AHA goals for heart-healthy eating. stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension; high blood pressure is a major contributor to heart disease and stroke. The pescatarian diet, which allows dairy, eggs, fish and other seafood but no meat or poultry, was 92% aligned with the AHA guidelines. The lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet, which allows dairy and eggs, and variations that include one or the other, were 86% aligned. The award-winning Mediterranean diet was 89% aligned with the AHA dietary recommendations.
,’ I don’t think they really know what that means.” That’s absolutely true, said preventive cardiologist Dr. Andrew Freeman, director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness at National Jewish Health, a hospital in Denver. “We surveyed 1,000 cardiologists five or six years ago, and it turns out about 90% of us know almost nothing about nutrition,” said Freeman, who was not involved with developing the AHA statement.
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