What are the recommendations for nutrition and diet to affect cardiovascular risk?
Recommendations for nutrition and diet to affect cardiovascular risk are summarized in Online Data Supplements 4 and 5. These include maintaining a healthy weight, increasing dietary intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, reducing dietary intake of sodium and added sugars, reducing red and processed meat consumption, and adhering to dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Additionally, reducing saturated fat and replacing it with polyunsaturated fat is recommended.