The Portfolio Diet for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: An Evidence Based Approach to Lower Cholesterol through Plant Food Consumption

The Portfolio Diet of Foods to Lower Cholesterol and Reduce Cardiovascular Disease: An Evidence-Based Approach for Plant Food Consumption examines the science of this new dietary technology to reduce serum cholesterol and aid in cardiovascular health. With a thorough examination into the scientific rationale for the use of this dietary approach, discussions are included on the experimental findings both for the diet and its 4 individual food components: nuts; legume proteins; viscous fibers and plant sterol enriched foods. Referenced with data from the latest relevant publications and enhanced with practical details (including tips, dishes and menus) the reader is enabled to meet the goals of serum cholesterol lowering and CVD risk reduction.

Provides the scientific basis for the selection of the foods included in the dietary portfolio and the experimental evidence demonstrating cholesterol lowering and cardiovascular risk factor reductionProvides an understanding of the current guidelines for lowering serum cholesterolAllows readers to acquire the skills to successfully construct a potent cholesterol lowering dietIncludes an appendix of tips and palatable recipes

1. Foreword 2. Introduction and Implications for Effective Cholesterol Lowering 3. Complementary Mechanisms for CVD 4. Reducing Cholesterol and overall CVD risk 5. Soy and lowered CVD risk 6. Nuts and lowered CVD risk 7. Plant Sterols and lowered CVD risk 8. Viscous Fibers and lowered CVD risk 9. Practical Advice 10. Tips, Menus, and Recipes