2. WHAT’S ON THE MENU?
• FRUITS
• VEGETABLES
• WHOLE GRAINS
• SOLUBLE FIBER
• NUT
• SOY PROTEIN
• MARGARINES ENRICHED WITH PLANT
STEROLS
3. WHAT’S NOT ON THE MENU!
• ANY FOOD CONTAINING PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED
VEGETABLE OIL
• PROCESSED MEATS
• SUGARY BEVERAGES
• SWEETS
• BAKED GOODS MADE WITH REFINED GRAINS
4. LITERATURE REVIEW TABLE
TEAM MEMBER
WENDY CARLILE
DATABASE/
JOURNAL
ARTICLE
CITATION
HTTP://WWW.HEALTH.HARVARD.EDU/BLOG/PORTFOLIO-BEATS-LOW-FAT
POSTED BY HOWARD LEWINE,
M.D.
AUGUST 26, 2011
SUMMARY
STATEMENT
WHEN COMPARED TO LOW-FAT DIETS A
“PORTFOLIO” DIET WORKS BETTER AT
LOWERING CHOLESTEROL RESEARCH
SHOWS. ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE
IN A HEAD TO HEAD COMPARISON
AGAINST A LOW-FAT DIET THAT IS
USUALLY RECOMMENDED BY THE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION THE
RESULTS FROM A “PORTFOLIO TYPE
DIET” IS A CLEAR WINNER. NOT ONLY
DOES IT LOWER THE HARMFUL LDL
CHOLESTEROL IT ALSO LOWERS
TRIGLYCERIDES AND BLOOD
PRESSURE. IN ADDITION TO FOLLOWING
A HEART HEALTHY DIET PATIENTS
INCLUDED DIET SPECIFIC FOODS
“KNOWN TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL”
LIKE OATS, BARLEY, OKRA, AND
EGGPLANT JUST TO NAME A FEW.
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE
INVOLVED IN THE STUDY FOLLOWED A
DIET THAT WAS LOW IN SATURATED
FATS AND VERY RICH IN FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, BEANS, AND WHOLE-
GRAINS.
ALL OF THESE RESULTS HAVE BEEN
POSTED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE
5. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PORTFOLIO DIETER: BY WENDY
CARLILE
Food 1 PEAS-GREEN-CKD-
BOILED
-DRAINED-W/SALT
0.5::1
CUP ::80
grams
Food 2 CARROTS-CKD-
BOILED-DRAINED
-WO/SALT
0.5::1 CUP
SLICES ::78
grams
Food 3 ORANGES-RAW-
CALIFORNIA
-NAVELS
1::1
oz::28.35
grams
Food 4 BEANS-FRENCH-
MATURE SEEDS
-COOKED-BOILED-
W/SALT
0.5::1
CUP ::86
grams
Food 5 STRAWBERRIES-RAW 1::1
CUP ::149
grams
Food 6 POTATOES-BAKED-
FLESH AND SKIN
-WO/SALT
1::1
POTATO2-
1/3X4-3/4IN
::202 grams
Food 7 BROCCOLI-CKD-
BOILED-DRAINED
-WO/SALT
0.5::1 CUP
CHOPPED :
:78 grams
Food 8 TOFU-FRIED 3::1
oz::85.05
grams
Food 9 EGGPLANT-CKD-
BOILED-DRAINED
-WO/SALT
0.5::1 CUP
1-IN
CUBES ::48
grams
Food 10 OKRA-CKD-BOILED-
DRAINED
-WO/SALT
0.5::1 CUP
SLICES ::80
grams
Food 11 BARLEY-PEARLED- 0.5::1
Food 12 MARGARINE-SOFT-
SYBN(HYDR®)
-WO/SALT
2::1 tsp::9.46
grams
Food 13 GRAPES-AMERICAN
TYPE (SLIP SKIN)
-RAW
2::1 oz::56.7
grams
Food 14 NUTS-ALMONDS-
TOASTED
-UNBLANCHED
1::1
oz::28.35
grams
Food 15 BACON-MEATLESS 4::1
STRIP ::32
grams
Food 16 TOMATOES-RED-RIPE-
RAW
-YR ROUND AVERAGE
1::1
oz::28.35
grams
Food 17 LETTUCE-BUTTERHEAD
(INCLUDES BOSTON
AND BIBB TYPES)
-RAW
2::1
LEAVES ::1
5 grams
Food 18 BREAD-OAT BRAN-
TOASTED
2::1
SLICE ::54
grams
Food 19 APPLES-RAW-W/SKIN 2::1 CUP
SLICES ::22
0 grams
Food 20 YOGURT-FRUIT-
LOWFAT-11 GRAMS
PROTEIN PER 8 OZ
1::1 CNTR8
OZNT
WT ::227
grams
Food 21 SOY MILK-FLUID 3::1 c::720
grams
Food 22 CEREALS READY-TO-
EAT
-100% BRAN-(WHEAT
1::1
CUP ::66
grams
