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. 2014 Sep;5(5):553-5.
doi: 10.3945/an.114.006510.

Insights and perspectives on dietary modifications to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

David J Baer, Beth H Rice Bradley, Penny Kris-Etherton, Andrew Mente, Marcia de Oliveira Otto

Insights and perspectives on dietary modifications to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

David J Baer et al. Adv Nutr. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

This article summarizes presentations from “Insights and Perspectives on Dietary Modifications to Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease,” a symposium held at the ASN Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions in conjunction with Experimental Biology 2014 in San Diego, CA on 26 April 2014. Presenters reviewed historic and current evidence on the relation between diet and cardiovascular disease (CVD) to identify gaps in knowledge, discuss the promises and pitfalls of macronutrient replacement strategies in the diet, and suggest various options for issuing dietary guidance aimed at reducing the burden of CVD morbidity and mortality. Observational studies and clinical trials indicate that overall diet quality have a marked impact on health benefits, which is shifting the emphasis on recommending healthful dietary patterns to focusing only on single nutrients or foods.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author disclosures: D. J. Baer serves on the Whey Protein Advisory Panel. B. H. R. Bradley is employed by the Dairy Research Institute/Dairy Management. P. Kris-Etherton, A. Mente, and M. de Oliveira Otto, no conflicts of interest.

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