What is the difference between the CSIRO Healthy Heart Program and the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet?
The Healthy Heart Program, as its name suggests, is more focused on cardiovascular health. It targets an older population (40+), which may have existing CVD risk factors who, by managing these risks, may prevent premature death and disability from CVD. The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet is more focused on weight management and weight loss. There are similarities between the programs in the structure of the food groups. While the Total Wellbeing Diet optimises weight management, the Healthy Heart Program optimises CVD risk factor management. The Healthy Heart Program also suits a wider variety of eating styles including vegetarian meals. It makes use of several functional foods, shown by CSIRO and international research to have benefits on CVD risk factors such as blood cholesterol levels. Read more about The CSIRO Healthy Heart Program overview.
