How closely do popular diets like Mediterranean and keto align with the American Heart Association's guidance for heart-healthy eating? A new scientific statement rates them.
, pescatarian and vegetarian. Meanwhile, paleo and ketogenic diets were found to contradict the association's guidance and did not rank as heart-healthy eating patterns.
"The number of different, popular dietary patterns has proliferated in recent years, and the amount of misinformation about them on social media has reached critical levels," Christopher D.
The DASH-style eating plan, which stands for"Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," received a perfect score from the analysis thanks to its emphasis on being low in salt, added sugar, alcohol, tropical oils and processed foods as well as being rich in non-starchy vegetables, fruits, whole grains and legumes. Protien also tends to be mostly from plant sources along with fish, lean meats and low- or fat-free dairy products.
"These diets are high in fat without limiting saturated fat. Consuming high levels of saturated fat and low levels of fiber are both linked to the development of cardiovascular disease," the statement added.
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