Following on from our MyNutriKitchen session on ’Proteins – Getting the Right Balance for Heart and Muscle Health’, we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the session. If you missed the live webinar, you can register to watch the recording.

GUIDELINES,  REPORTS AND RESEARCH PAPERS

Heart and Circulatory Disease Statistics (2022). British Heart Foundation. Latest statistics on heart disease

Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification (updated 2021). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Clinical guidelines for cardiovascular disease

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: identification and management (2008; updated 2019). NICE. Guidelines for FH

NDNS: Results from years 9 to 11, 19-64 year olds (2020). Public Health England.  Results from years 9 to 11 of the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling programme for year 2016 to 2017 to year 2018 to 2019

Quorn Mycoprotein and Muscle Synthesis (2020). Monteyne et al. Mycoprotein stimulates resting and postexercise muscle protein synthesis rates, and to a greater extent than a leucine-matched bolus of milk protein, in resistance-trained young men

NHS Long Term Plan (2019). National Health Service (NHS). Downloadable PDF of the long term plan

ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias (2019), European Society of Cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society (ESC/EAS). Latest guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias providing evidence-based guidance on diet and lifestyle recommendations

Saturated fats and health: SACN report (2019), The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). Report on saturated fats and health

Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (2017). Ference et al. Study highlighting the causal relationship between LDL-cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk

HEART UK – INCLUDING THE UCLP RESOURCES

Proteins and The UCLP – UCLP interactive guide, tips and recipes for both protein and heart health

Ultimate Cholesterol Lowering Plan (UCLP)

Healthcare Professionals – Section for HCP working in or with an interest heart health. Includes the nutrition academy CPD opportunities, educational materials and courses

OTHER PRACTICAL RESOURCES

The Vegan Athlete (2021). Anita Bean. Cookbook with plant-based protein rich recipes

QUORN NUTRITION

Quorn Nutrition (Website), @Quorn_Nutrition (Twitter), @quorn_nutrition (Instagram) and Quorn Nutrition (LinkedIn)

ALPRO UK

Alpro UK (Website) @Alpro (Twitter) and @alpro (Instagram)

SOCIAL MEDIA

@MyNutriWeb (Twitter) , @MyNutriWeb (Instagram) and MyNutriWeb (LinkedIn) for MyNutriWeb

@heartukcharity (Twitter) and @heartukcharity (Instagram) for HEART UK

@dietlg (Twitter) for Lynne Garton

@AnitaBean (Twitter) and Anita Bean (LinkedIn) for Anita Bean

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Cardiometabolic Health & Plant Based Eating – Part 2 (2020), webinar. Part 2 of the series

Plant-Based Eating and Cardiometabolic Health (2020). Summary of the scientific update on plant-based eating and heart health