Prevention & lipids

Promotion of healthy nutrition in primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention: a clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology

Eur J Prev CardiolPublished Clinical consensus statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Nutrition assessment in primary care could improve dietary patterns; smartphone apps for healthier nutrition remain to be thoroughly evaluated

  2. Cardiac rehabilitation programmes should provide individual nutritional plans adapted to patients' clinical characteristics and include their families in dietary management

  3. Athletes' nutrition depends on the sport and the individual; healthy foods preferred over nutritional supplements

  4. Nutritional counselling is very important in children with familial hypercholesterolaemia and congenital heart disease

  5. Policies taxing unhealthy foods and promoting healthy eating at population or workplace level could be effective for CVD prevention

Original publication

Promotion of healthy nutrition in primary and secondary cardiovascular disease prevention: a clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 27 February 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad057

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