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Vol. Nº 22 · Cardiometabolic · Edition 2026

The Heart Health Nutrition Handbook

Cholesterol and blood pressure in one cardiovascular MNT reference — the lipid panel and ApoB, dietary patterns head-to-head, the DASH approach to hypertension (sodium, potassium, salt-substitute safety), heart failure, statins and FH, with 19 patient handouts and 47 heart-healthy recipes.

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The whole cardiovascular plate, in one handbook. Cholesterol and blood pressure managed together — built on ACC/AHA 2026, ESC/EAS, the 2024 ESC/ESH hypertension guideline, NICE, the National Lipid Association, PREDIMED, Portfolio and DASH. The dietetic protocol clinicians actually need when the doctor says "diet first."

Who it's for

Cardiology, primary care and lipid-clinic dietitians. Private practice clinicians taking GP referrals for cholesterol and blood pressure. Dietitians managing the cardiometabolic overlap. Any dietitian whose patient hands them a confusing lipid panel or a raised blood pressure and asks what to eat.

What's inside

Clinical Guide — 13 chapters, ~60 pages, 33 references. Reading the lipid panel (TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, non-HDL-C, ApoB, Lp(a)). CVD risk stratification and treatment thresholds. Dietary patterns head-to-head: Mediterranean, Portfolio, DASH, plant-based, low-carb. Food and nutrient interventions with gram-targets (soluble fibre, sterols, omega-3, soy, nuts, EVOO). Medication-aware nutrition across nine drug classes, including the statin–grapefruit interaction. Statin-associated muscle symptoms. Blood pressure and the DASH approach — sodium and potassium targets, with an explicit safety limit on potassium-based salt substitutes in kidney disease and with ACE inhibitors, ARBs and potassium-sparing diuretics. Heart failure, fluid and special cardiac populations. Familial hypercholesterolaemia, the LMHR phenotype and RD scope. Patient subgroups, myth-busting, ADIME documentation, cheat sheets and "your first cardiac patient". Glycaemic control is cross-referenced to the companion Diabetes handbook, never duplicated.

Patient Handout Pack — 19 print-ready handouts spanning cholesterol and blood pressure: Your cholesterol numbers · What does my LDL number mean? · A starter food list · Reading the label · Eating out · Soluble fibre · Plant sterols · Omega-3 · Statins + grapefruit · When LDL looks normal but ApoB is high · Statin muscle symptoms · Family screening · The eggs question · Understanding your blood pressure (the DASH plate) · Cutting down on salt · Potassium, weight & other blood-pressure helpers · Your 7-day meal plan & shopping list · Your cholesterol & blood-pressure tracker · Daily heart-healthy habits & food diary.

Recipe Collection — 47 heart-healthy recipes: soluble-fibre and Portfolio, omega-3 and Mediterranean, and a DASH block of low-sodium, high-potassium dishes. Every recipe carries a full allergen declaration and per-serve analysis with both kcal and kJ.

Evidence base

ACC/AHA 2026 dyslipidaemia guideline, ESC/EAS guidelines, the 2024 ESC/ESH hypertension guideline, NICE NG136, National Lipid Association, PREDIMED, the Jenkins Portfolio Diet, DASH and DASH-Sodium.

What you save

Two clinics' worth of protocol in one reference — cholesterol and blood pressure, managed together the way real cardiometabolic patients present. ApoB integration, the DASH sodium-and-potassium detail with the salt-substitute safety limits spelled out, and patient handouts that answer the food questions GPs hand back to dietitians.

Also available in a bundle

The Cardiometabolic Bundle — Diabetes and Heart Health together, nominal $178 for $139. The Complete Vault carries all 18 handbooks for $399.

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