These included a low-fat diet, a low-carb diet and a Mediterranean diet, which is made up of fruits,vegetables, lean proteins,olive oil and nuts.

VOA: special.2011.07.05

"Just like eating a high fat diet can increase your levels of triglycerides and cholesterol, eating sugar can also affect those same lipids."

VOA: standard.2010.04.25

Dr. Ornish's diet plan limits daily calories from fat to less than ten percent, with little to no saturated fat or cholesterol.

VOA: special.2011.07.05

Eating more meals at home could reduce the amount of salt and fat in the American diet.

VOA: special.2010.12.27

Reducing fat in the diet, especially saturated fat, was believed to be an important strategy to reduce heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

"There's actually, in the last several years, been convincing evidence that replacing saturated fat in one's diet with carbohydrates has very little effect on heart disease.

VOA: standard.2010.03.25

One major risk factor is a diet filled with fat and salt.

VOA: standard.2010.04.22