Mixed
The Portfolio Dietary Pattern significantly reduces estimated 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk by approximately 13% compared to a standard NCEP Step II diet.
Following the Portfolio Dietary Pattern not only lowers cholesterol but also reduces your estimated 10-year risk of having a coronary heart disease event by about 13%. This benefit is calculated based on improvements in cholesterol, blood pressure, and inflammation markers achieved by consuming specific plant-based foods daily alongside a standard low-saturated-fat diet.
The Portfolio dietary pattern lowered the estimated 10-year risk of CHD by 13% (7 trial comparisons, MD = −1.34% [95% CI: −2.19 to −0.49%], p = 0.002)
Why this rating
Moderate certainty of evidence due to serious imprecision (wide confidence intervals relative to the effect size).
Source
Portfolio Dietary Pattern and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Controlled Trials
Laura Chiavaroli et al. · Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases · 2018
DOI 10.1016/j.pcad.2018.05.004
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