Adherence
A regionally adapted cardioprotective diet (BALANCE Program) improves diet quality and reduces daily food costs compared to generic dietary advice in patients with cardiovascular disease.
If you have heart disease, switching to a diet focused on local fruits, vegetables, and legumes while reducing meat and fish intake can improve your diet quality and save you money daily. This approach works best when tailored to local food availability and prices.
After the 3-year follow-up, the intervention was associated with a mean cost saving of U$0.31/day (95%CI: -0.59; -0.04) and mean BHEI-R increase of 4.38 (95%CI: 2.81; 5.95). The intervention was dominant strategy in terms of cost-effectiveness due to higher effectiveness at lower costs in comparison with the control group.
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with a large sample size (n=1,161) and 3-year follow-up, though limited to a specific population (Brazilian CVD patients).
Source
Cost-effectiveness and diet quality in a 3-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial (The BALANCE trial)
Camila Ragne Torreglosa et al. · Research Square (Research Square) · 2020
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