No More Fad Diets: AHA 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health

In November 2021, the American Heart Association (AHA) released its latest Dietary Guide to Improve Cardiovascular Health. Gone are the proclamations of the "best diets" and the focus on taking out saturated fats and the preachy 'eat this, not that' ethos. In this most recent set of guidelines, the AHA expands the notions of what is considered a "healthy diet" and discloses 10 features of a heart healthy diet that many people, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnic background, spiritual beliefs, can follow. In this episode of Health In Harlem we discuss the guidelines and lay out the highlighted features of heart healthy diets. Enjoy folks and please hit us up with any questions, comments or concerns about the show!   New York Times: Your Heart and Diet: A Heart-Healthy Way to Eat  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/29/well/eat/heart-healthy-diet-foods.html   American Heart Association: 2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001031   New York Times: 10 Lessons We’ve Learned About Eating Well https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/01/well/eat/diet-nutrition-tips.html   United States Food and Drug Administration: How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label https://www.fda.gov/food/new-nutrition-facts-label/how-understand-and-use-nutrition-facts-label