Are your patients with risk of CVD getting the viscous soluble fiber they need?
Shamliyan, T.A.; Jacobs, D.R.; Raatz, S.K.; Nordstrom, D.L.; Keenan, J.M.
Journal of Family Practice 55(9): 761-769
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0094-3509 PMID: 16948958 Document Number: 596542
A diet that includes 5 to 10 g/d of viscous soluble fiber reduces cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and death independent of baseline risk. Consuming foods rich in viscous soluble fiber reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) blood levels 10% to 15% with expected reduction in CVD events by 10% to 15%. Routinely counsel adults at risk of CVD to promote a healthy diet: assess dietary fiber consumption; recommend specific foods rich in viscous soluble fiber; monitor LDL-C levels and encourage increased dietary fiber intake at follow-up visits; motivate patients to comply with recommendations.