AHA Dietary Guidelines

Autor: Lawrence J. Appel, William E. Mitch, Alice H. Lichtenstein, John Suttie, Sachiko T. St. Jeor, Ira J. Goldberg, Killian Robinson, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Richard J. Deckelbaum, Stephen R. Daniels, Robert H. Eckel, Diane L. Tribble, Barbara V. Howard, Theodore A. Kotchen, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Rebecca M. Mullis, Ronald M. Krauss, John W. Erdman, Terry L. Bazzarre
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Stroke. 31:2751-2766
ISSN: 1524-4628
0039-2499
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.11.2751
Popis: This document presents guidelines for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease by dietary and other lifestyle practices. Since the previous publication of these guidelines by the American Heart Association,1 the overall approach has been modified to emphasize their relation to specific goals that the AHA considers of greatest importance for lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke. The revised guidelines place increased emphasis on foods and an overall eating pattern and the need for all Americans to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight (Table⇓). View this table: Table 1. Summary of Dietary Guidelines The major guidelines are designed for the general population and collectively replace the “Step 1” designation used for earlier AHA population-wide dietary recommendations. More individualized approaches involving medical nutrition therapy for specific subgroups (for example, those with lipid disorders, diabetes, and preexisting cardiovascular disease) replace the previous “Step 2” diet for higher-risk individuals. The major emphasis for weight management should be on avoidance of excess total energy intake and a regular pattern of physical activity. Fat intake of ≤30% of total energy is recommended to assist in limiting consumption of total energy as well as saturated fat. The guidelines continue to advocate a population-wide limitation of dietary saturated fat to
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