Impact of Nutrition on Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Health

Despite awareness by health-care providers that diet impacts cardiovascular health, there remains a knowledge gap in how to evaluate the impact in an objective way. This chapter discusses the use of novel and clinically relevant biomarkers to quantitatively and objectively assess cardiac risk for different dietary patterns. Data will be presented on how plant-based eating patterns that limit red meat consumption (e.g. Mediterranean diet) promote cardiovascular health and improve cardiovascular biomarkers such as LDL and HDL, Hs-CRP, Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), and vitamin D.