Heart-Smart Groceries to Keep on Hand

Sources Medically Reviewed on 11/17/2022 Reviewed by James Beckerman, MD, FACC on November 17, 2022
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SOURCES:
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American College of Cardiology: “Eat Smart for a Healthy Heart.”
American Journal of Cardiology: “Effect of sustaining lifestyle modifications (nonsmoking, weight reduction, physical activity, and mediterranean diet) after healing of myocardial infarction, percutaneous intervention, or coronary bypass (from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study).”
PlosOne: “Mediterranean diet and quality of life: Baseline cross-sectional analysis of the PREDIMED-PLUS trial.”
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Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care: “Mediterranean diet and life expectancy; beyond olive oil, fruits and vegetables.”
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Cleveland Clinic: “Heart-Healthy Power Foods, Can You Eat Too Much Avocado?”
The Heart Foundation (Australia): “What to Eat After a Heart Attack.”
Journal of Complementary & Integrative Medicine: “Phytonutrients as therapeutic agents.”
The American Heart Association: “The Benefits of Beans and Legumes.”
Harvard Health: Legumes: “A quick and easy switch to improve your diet.”
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research: “Effects of a therapeutic lifestyle change diet and supplementation with Q10 plus L-carnitine on quality of life in patients with myocardial infarction: A randomized clinical trial.”
Food & Function: “Berries and oxidative stress markers: an overview of human intervention studies.”
BMC Medicine: “Nordic diet, Mediterranean diet, and the risk of chronic diseases: the EPIC-Potsdam study.”
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The Journal of Nutrition: “A Moderate-Fat Diet with One Avocado per Day Increases Plasma Antioxidants and Decreases the Oxidation of Small, Dense LDL in Adults with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.”
Atherosclerosis: “Lutein exerts anti-inflammatory effects in patients with coronary artery disease.”
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences (India): “Coenzyme Q10: The Essential Nutrient.”
British Heart Foundation: “Green veg: a one-stop-shop for a healthier life?”
California Avocado Commission: “The Avocado: Fruit or Vegetable?”
USDA: “FoodData Central: Avocados, Apples.”
Reviewed by James Beckerman, MD, FACC on November 17, 2022
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