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SUBMITTER: Kris-Etherton PM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7428614 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Heart Association 20200323 7
In the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability. Suboptimal diet quality is responsible for a greater percentage of CVD-related morbidity and mortality than any other modifiable risk factor. Further troubling are the stark racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in diet quality. This represents a major public health concern that urgently requires a coordinated effort to better characterize the barriers to healthy dietary practices in population ...[more]