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Why do we wait until a T2D diagnosis threshold is reached? Prediabetes Remission Halves MI and HF Risk, The Lancet Study www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Prediabetes Remission Halves MI and HF Risk, Lancet Study
The study harmonized two landmark cohorts and compared outcomes by remission status, improving comparability and generalizability.
www.medscape.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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The MAHA 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines have arrived: Cheerful, Muddled, Contradictory, Ideological, Retro

The new Dietary Guidelines  Eat the right amount for you: balance calories Prioritize protein foods at every meal: prioritize animal sources Consume dairy: prioritize full-fat Eat vegetables &…
The MAHA 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines have arrived: Cheerful, Muddled, Contradictory, Ideological, Retro
The new Dietary Guidelines  Eat the right amount for you: balance calories Prioritize protein foods at every meal: prioritize animal sources Consume dairy: prioritize full-fat Eat vegetables & fruits throughout the day: eat more, but not as much as previously recommended Incorporate healthy fats: prioritize animal fats Focus on whole grains: prioritize, but eat less than previously recommended Limit highly processed foods, added sugars, & refined carbohydrates: 
www.foodpolitics.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
NEW: Our umbrella review of trials and cohorts we show that the methods really matter esp. when researching the controversial topic of sweeteners 😱

👇Check out the full paper
cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....

@apnmjournal.bsky.social @uoftnutrisci.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
July 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
PhD work on the portfoliodiet.app is published 🍎📲

A key question in nutrition research is
*how can we best support those who wish to change their dietary habits?*

Here we looked at a web-based app as an option in adults at risk of CVD
👇👇
cardio.jmir.org/2025/1/e58124/
Portfolio Diet
PortfolioDiet.app
July 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨 Our latest research on the Portfolio Diet was featured by
@medscape.com

In this study, published in BMC Med, we examined the diet’s association with CVD mortality

This is 1 of many steps to take RCT evidence beyond LDL-C to real outcomes.

From🩸biomarkers to 🫀disease impact!
New Canadian studies suggest that the portfolio diet can reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality among diverse patient populations. Previous studies had examined only older White participants. @meaghankavanagh.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
2 New Studies Show CVD Benefit of Portfolio Diet
The plant-based, cholesterol-lowering diet is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and mortality across diverse groups.
www.medscape.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🥦 Join the Food Impact Network for a free webinar:
"Delicious Advances in Institutional Plant-Forward Menus"
📅 Monday, June 23
🍽️ From 🫛 🍎 to 🏥 — learn about plant-based institutional dining innovation

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June 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚨 Soy ≠ estrogen bomb
Still hearing myths about soy and femininity? 🧐

Our team at
@Toronto_3D_Unit
in
@nutrisci_uoft
designed this cool infographic to set the record straight! 🌱💪

📖 Check out the
@nutritionorg
article:
🔗 nutrition.org/new-research...

#Nutrition #WomensHealth
May 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
7. Bottom line:
RCTs show the Portfolio Diet reduces LDL-C. Our new observational work extends the RCT findings to disease outcomes suggesting the diet may help prevent premature❤️‍🩹death.

Next steps? A cardiovascular outcome trial on the Portfolio Diet. Stay tuned! 👀
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
6. 🛒 Want to try the Portfolio Diet?
Even partial adoption can help.
Try eating these daily:
🥜 1 oz nuts or 2 tbsp PB
🥣 ½ cup beans or 1 cup pea soup
🍎 1 apple or ½ cup oatmeal
🥑 1 tbsp avocado or ½ tbsp canola/olive oil
Check out this infographic👇
ccs.ca/wp-content/u...
ccs.ca
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
5. 🔎 Exploratory analyses suggested the inverse association with mortality was different across race/ethnicity groups.
This underscores the need for more inclusive research and potential benefits in underserved groups. 🧑🏽‍⚕️🧑🏻‍⚕️🧑🏿‍⚕️
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
4. At baseline, higher adherence to the diet was also associated with:
💉 Lower LDL and nonHDL cholesterol
🧪 Lower inflammation (CRP)
🩸 Lower blood sugar (HbA1c)
These findings on intermediate CVD risk factors align with our mortality findings → 💪our observations.
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
3. 📉 Specifically:
For every 8-point increase (33%) in the Portfolio Diet Score (PDS), risk was lower:
🔹 CVD: ↓ 12%
🔹 CHD: ↓ 14%
🔹 All-cause: ↓ 12%

Highest vs. lowest tertile of adherence:
🔻 CVD ↓ 16%
🔻 CHD ↓ 18%
🔻 All-cause ↓ 14%
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
2. 📊 In our study (n = 14,835 US adults from NHANES III), we followed participants for 22 years.
We found that higher adherence to the Portfolio Diet was associated with:
✅ Lower CVD mortality
✅ Lower CHD mortality
✅ Lower all-cause mortality
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
1. 🍎 What is the Portfolio Diet?
A evidence-based eating pattern developed
at UofTMedicine
🇨🇦 in the
@uoftnutrisci.bsky.social
.
The diet combines foods that independently lower LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol):
🥜 Nuts
🫛 Soy and beans
🍎 Viscous fibre
🌿 Plant sterols
🫒 Healthy oils
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📢 New study alert!
Heard of the Portfolio Diet? It’s a dietary pattern designed to lower cholesterol—and now, we show it may help lower your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
Let’s break down the highlights from our
@BMCMedicine
study ⬇️
🔗 bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
May 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
New observational study on the Portfolio diet in young 🇨🇦adults.

We found ⬆️ adherence was associated with ⬇️ LDL-C. Modelling analyses suggest early adherence may limit lifetime exposure to risk factors and DELAY⏱️ the age at which cardiovascular events begin #healthspan

doi.org/10.1186/s128...
Portfolio diet and LDL-C in a young, multiethnic cohort: cross-sectional analyses with cumulative exposure modeling - BMC Public Health
Background The Portfolio Diet is a plant-based dietary pattern of cholesterol-lowering foods that has demonstrated clinically meaningful reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and o...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Diabetes is the #1 concern I hear re: statins lately. Is this harvard publication adding to these fears? 🤔 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Do not fear statins, their CVD benefit outweigh any excess risk of T2D. Still worried? Consider adjunct therapies 🍎 with your low-dose statin.
Duration and type of statin use and long-term risk of type 2 diabetes among men and women with hypercholesterolaemia: findings from three prospective cohorts - Diabetologia
Aims/hypothesis Findings from RCTs and observational studies indicate a positive association between statin use and risk of type 2 diabetes. Mendelian randomisation studies provide evidence to support...
link.springer.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Do you know what keeps nutritional scientists awake an night? measuring dietary adherence 😱.

🚨Published today 🚨 -> our research where we identify metabolites as future biomarkers of dietary patterns 🍎 🌱

👇👇👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Metabolomic profiling of a cholesterol lowering plant-based diet from two randomized controlled feeding trials - European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Metabolomic profiling of a cholesterol lowering plant-based diet from two randomized controlled feeding trials
www.nature.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
*New healthy aging publication*

They looked at 8 healthy dietary patterns and compared them across different healthy aging outcomes in the Harvard cohorts.

What dietary pattern will give you the greatest odds of living to 70 without chronic disease? 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging - Nature Medicine
In two longitudinal cohorts followed for 30 years, the associations of eight different dietary patterns with healthy aging—encompassing cognitive, physical and mental health—were studied, identifying ...
www.nature.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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RFK Jr. Attends Funeral in Texas of Girl Who Died of #Measles. Health secretary has faced harsh criticism for handling of outbreak, embrace of quackery and tepid endorsement of #vaccination, by @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social, Lucinda Holt www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/h... via @nytimes.com
Kennedy Attends Funeral in Texas of Girl Who Died of Measles
The health secretary has faced harsh criticism for his handling of the multistate outbreak, embrace of alternative treatments and tepid endorsement of vaccination.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
PhD work on the PortfolioDiet.app is published 🫛🍎📲 An important question in nutrition research is how can we best support those who wish to change their dietary habits? This work looks at a web-based app as a possible option in adults at risk of CVD. cardio.jmir.org/2025/1/e58124
Acceptability of a Web-Based Health App (PortfolioDiet.app) to Translate a Nutrition Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease in High-Risk Adults: Mixed Methods Randomized Ancillary Pilot Study
Background: The Portfolio Diet is a dietary pattern for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction with 5 key categories including nuts and seeds; plant protein from specific food sources; viscous fi...
cardio.jmir.org
March 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM