The AHA Recommendations for a Healthy Diet and Ultra-Processed Foods: Building a New Diet Quality Index

The American Heart Association (AHA) has developed the concept of “ideal cardiovascular health” (ICH), a seven-component score, which includes health dietary metrics. Higher ultra-processed foods intake is related with several cardiometabolic and cardiovascular diseases. We propose to develop and va...

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Main Authors: Leandro Teixeira Cacau, Aline Marcadenti, Angela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira, Bernardete Weber, Jussara Carnevale de Almeida, Cíntia Corte Real Rodrigues, Paulo Andrade Lotufo, Isabela Martins Bensenor, Dirce Maria Marchioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.804121/full