Nutrition and Healthy Weight

Nutrition and heart healthy quality diets are essential components of prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. In this chapter, the evidence for specific diets, nutrients and dietary patterns is reviewed, and best practices for preventive cardiovascular care around nutrition and across the life course is presented. Aspects of nutrition that contribute to healthy weight and weight management including current understandings of the microbiome are reviewed. Factors associated with quality nutrition and cardiovascular outcomes, including social determinants, and policy to mitigate adverse influences on diet access and costs are explored.