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Nutrition in Cardiac Rehabilitation

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Cardiac Rehabilitation

Part of the book series: Contemporary Cardiology ((CONCARD))

Abstract

Healthy nutrition plays an essential role in improving the cardiovascular risk profile following a cardiac event. Recognizing the impact that healthy dietary behaviors can have on recovery, the American Heart Association stated that “. . .nutritional counseling should be provided to all participants in cardiac rehabilitation” (1). Research has shown that the combination of regular exercise and healthy nutrition together significantly slows the progression of coronary heart disease (2). Increasing fruit and vegetable intake and managing fat in the diet are also critical in the management of other heart disease risk factors such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemias of many varieties

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  1. Duke University Medical Center, 27710, Durham, NC, P.O. Box 3487, USA

    Gene Erb Jr (Clinical Dietician)

  2. Duke University Medical Center, Duke Center for Living, 27710, Durham, NC, P.O. Box 3022, USA

    Julie Pruitt (ActivHealth Coordinator)

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  1. Cardiac Rehabilitation, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    William E. Kraus MD, FACC, FACSM (Professor of Medicine, Medical Director) (Professor of Medicine, Medical Director)

  2. Preventive Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA

    Steven J. Keteyian PHD, FACSM (Director) (Director)

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Erb, G., Pruitt, J. (2007). Nutrition in Cardiac Rehabilitation. In: Kraus, W.E., Keteyian, S.J. (eds) Cardiac Rehabilitation. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-452-0_3

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