Cardiovascular Disease Student Resources

American Heart Association - Official Website

American Heart Association Dietary Recommendations
Better food habits can help you reduce one of the major risk factors for heart attack — high blood cholesterol. Here you will find the latest advice of medical and nutrition experts on the best way to help lower your blood cholesterol level — eat less saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, and control your weight. The American Heart Association Eating Plan gives you an easy-to-follow guide to eating with your heart in mind.

American Heart Association's Dietary Guidelines For Healthy American Adults
Revision 2000: A Statement for Healthcare Professional From the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association

American Heart Association - Diet & Nutrition
Better food habits can help you reduce your risk for heart attack. A healthful eating plan means choosing the right foods to eat and preparing foods in a healthy way. The American Heart Association Eating Plan gives you an easy-to-follow guide to eating with your heart in mind.

American Heart Association - Recipes for Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Meals
These recipes are taken from the American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, second edition, published by Times Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., New York. They’re based on a fat-controlled, low-cholesterol eating plan recommended by scientists to help you reduce your blood cholesterol level. Controlling your blood cholesterol will reduce your risk of heart attack. By lowering your risk of heart disease, it will also indirectly reduce your risk of stroke. The recipes are also moderate in sodium content. Eating less sodium will help lower blood pressure in some people, which will also help reduce their risk for heart disease and stroke.

Delicious Decisions from the American Heart Association
    
American Society for Nutritional Sciences: Nutrition Information

NHLBI NCEP Cholesterol Counts for Everyone Page
This Web site contains professional and general health related information on cholesterol lowering. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

NHLBI Framingham Heart Study
During the past 50 years, the Framingham Heart Study has produced many major discoveries that have helped scientists understand the development and progression of heart disease and its risk factors--and helped Americans protect the health of their hearts.

Healthy People 2000
This Web site contains the historical record of the Healthy People 2000 objectives. The new
Healthy People 2010 objectives were released on January 25, 2000. Information on this site may
be outdated, and no new information will be added.  

How To Prevent High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure, also called hypertension, is a risk factor for heart and kidney diseases and stroke. This means that having high blood pressure increases your chance (or risk) of getting heart or kidney disease, or of having a stroke. This is serious business: heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and stroke is the third most common cause of death.

Facts About The DASH Diet
Lower your blood pressure by changing your eating habits. The DASH diet is based on findings from the "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" clinical study that found that elevated blood pressure levels can be reduced with an eating plan low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol, and rich in fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy products. Includes a form to track food habits before starting the plan and a chart to help with meal planning and food shopping. Provides a week's worth of sample menus, and recipes for some of the heart-healthy dishes featured in the menus. 16 pages. NIH Publication No. 98-4082.

National High Blood Pressure Education Program  
"Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure" is intended for people who are interested in learning more about preventing and controlling high blood pressure. Based on National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute clinical guidelines and research studies, it provides up-to-date practical information on high blood pressure.