In this CardioNutrition episode, Robert Ostfeld, MD, MSc, FACC, and Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC, discuss what the ACC dietary guidelines say, including the following key  takeaways:

• The ACC primary prevention guidelines support consuming fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and fish.
• A healthful dietary pattern including fruits and vegetables can help mitigate cardiovascular risk factors.
• Consumption of highly processed foods such as lunchmeats and refined carbohydrates (such as sugar cookies) can worsen various health metrics and outcomes.
• Optimizing metabolic health with a healthful dietary pattern and lifestyle might help reduce some of the negative health impacts of coronavirus disease 2019.
• Replacing animal-based protein with plant-based protein is associated with lower mortality.

For more, visit www.acc.org/CardioNutrition.

Clinical Topics: Cardiovascular Care Team, COVID-19 Hub, Dyslipidemia, Prevention, Lipid Metabolism, Nonstatins, Diet

Keywords: CardiaCast, Nutritional Requirements, Life Style, Diet, Nutrition Policy, Guidelines as Topic, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Primary Prevention, Fats, Dietary Fats, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Fatty Acids, Omega-6, Diet, Ketogenic, Carbohydrates, Dietary Carbohydrates

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