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(Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2006;26:2186.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.

Editorials

Summary of American Heart Association Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006

Alice H. Lichtenstein; Lawrence J. Appel; Michael Brands; Mercedes Carnethon; Stephen Daniels; Harold A. Franch; Barry Franklin; Penny Kris-Etherton; William S. Harris; Barbara Howard; Njeri Karanja; Michael Lefevre; Lawrence Rudel; Frank Sacks; Linda Van Horn; Mary Winston; Judith Wylie-Rosett

From the Tufts University (A.H.L.), Boston, Mass; John Hopkins University (L.J.A.), Baltimore, Md; Medical College of Georgia (M.B.), August, Ga; Northwestern University (M.C., L.V.H.), Chicago, Ill; University of Colorado (S.D.), Boulder, Colo; Emory University (H.A.F.), Atlanta, Ga; Wayne State University (B.F.), Detroit, Mich; Pennsylvania State University (P.K.-E.), University Park, Penn; St. Luke’s Hospital (W.S.H.), Kansas City, Mo; MedStar Research Institute (B.H.), Washington, DC; Center for Health Research (N.K.), Berkeley, Calif; Pennington Biomedical Research Center (M.L.), Baton Rouge, La; Wake Forest University School of Medicine (L.R.), Winston-Salem, NC; Harvard School of Public Medicine (F.S.), Boston, Mass; and Albert Einstein College of Medicine (J.W.-R.), New York, NY. M.W. is an AHA consultant.

Correspondence to Alice Lichtenstein, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111. E-mail alice.lichtenstein@tufts.edu

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	Introduction

 
This article summarizes the recent American Heart Association (AHA) Science Statement, Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations, published in Circulation in the July 4, 2006 issue.¹ Improving diet and lifestyle recommendations is a critical component of the AHA’s strategy for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in the general population. Specific goals are to consume an overall healthy diet; aim for a healthy body weight; aim for recommended levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides; aim for normal blood pressure; aim for a normal blood glucose level; be physically active; and avoid use of and exposure to tobacco products. The recommendations are to balance caloric intake and physical activity to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight; consume a diet rich in vegetables and fruits; choose whole-grain, high-fiber foods; consume fish, especially oily fish, at least twice a week; limit intake of saturated fat to <7% of energy, trans fat to <1% of energy, and cholesterol to <300 mg/d by choosing lean meats and vegetable alternatives, fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1% fat) dairy products and minimize intake of partially hydrogenated fats; minimize intake of beverages and foods with added sugars; choose and prepare foods with little or no salt; if you consume alcohol, do so in moderation; and when you eat food prepared outside of the home, follow these Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations. By adhering to these diet and lifestyle recommendations, the risk of developing cardiovascular disease can be substantially reduced, which remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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