What diet does Cleveland Clinic recommend for their coronary bypass patients?
At the Cleveland Clinic’s Preventive Cardiology and Rehabilitation we focus on individualizing a patient’s dietary needs based on a number of factors, such as presence or absence of coronary heart disease, weight status, lipid profile, blood pressure, etc. However, we do stem the majority of our recommendations from the American Heart Association’s dietary guidelines, which are as follows: • Less than 7% of calories coming from saturated fat. • Less than 1% of calories from trans fat • Less than 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day. • Consume fish, especially oily fish, twice a week • Choose whole-grain, high fiber foods • Consume a diet rich in fruits and vegetables • Select all fat free, 1 percent, or low fat dairy products • Cut back on foods and beverages with added sugar • Choose and prepare foods with little or no added salt. Aim to eat 1,500 mg – no greater than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. • If you consume alcohol do so in moderation • Balance calorie intake and physical activi
