New Canadian studies suggest that the portfolio diet can reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality among diverse patient populations. Previous studies had examined only older White participants. @meaghankavanagh.bsky.socialwww.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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7. Bottom line: RCTs show the Portfolio Diet reduces LDL-C. Our new observational work extends the RCT findings to disease outcomes suggesting the diet may help prevent premature❤️🩹death.
Next steps? A cardiovascular outcome trial on the Portfolio Diet. Stay tuned! 👀
6. 🛒 Want to try the Portfolio Diet? Even partial adoption can help. Try eating these daily: 🥜 1 oz nuts or 2 tbsp PB 🥣 ½ cup beans or 1 cup pea soup 🍎 1 apple or ½ cup oatmeal 🥑 1 tbsp avocado or ½ tbsp canola/olive oil Check out this infographic👇 ccs.ca/wp-content/u...
5. 🔎 Exploratory analyses suggested the inverse association with mortality was different across race/ethnicity groups. This underscores the need for more inclusive research and potential benefits in underserved groups. 🧑🏽⚕️🧑🏻⚕️🧑🏿⚕️
4. At baseline, higher adherence to the diet was also associated with: 💉 Lower LDL and nonHDL cholesterol 🧪 Lower inflammation (CRP) 🩸 Lower blood sugar (HbA1c) These findings on intermediate CVD risk factors align with our mortality findings → 💪our observations.
2. 📊 In our study (n = 14,835 US adults from NHANES III), we followed participants for 22 years. We found that higher adherence to the Portfolio Diet was associated with: ✅ Lower CVD mortality ✅ Lower CHD mortality ✅ Lower all-cause mortality
1. 🍎 What is the Portfolio Diet? A evidence-based eating pattern developed at UofTMedicine 🇨🇦 in the @uoftnutrisci.bsky.social . The diet combines foods that independently lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol): 🥜 Nuts 🫛 Soy and beans 🍎 Viscous fibre 🌿 Plant sterols 🫒 Healthy oils
📢 New study alert! Heard of the Portfolio Diet? It’s a dietary pattern designed to lower cholesterol—and now, we show it may help lower your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Let’s break down the highlights from our @BMCMedicine study ⬇️ 🔗 bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
New observational study on the Portfolio diet in young 🇨🇦adults.
We found ⬆️ adherence was associated with ⬇️ LDL-C. Modelling analyses suggest early adherence may limit lifetime exposure to risk factors and DELAY⏱️ the age at which cardiovascular events begin #healthspan
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PhD work on the PortfolioDiet.app is published 🫛🍎📲 An important question in nutrition research is how can we best support those who wish to change their dietary habits? This work looks at a web-based app as a possible option in adults at risk of CVD. cardio.jmir.org/2025/1/e58124
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