Comment by Christopher M. Kramer

The ACC acknowledges and appreciates the release of new federal nutrition guidance and remains committed to helping clinicians and patients use it to support heart health. We welcome the inclusion of several important science-based recommendations, including a focus on eating whole fruits and vegetables; limiting added sugars, highly processed foods, saturated fats and sugary drinks; and incorporating whole grains and healthy fats from whole foods like meats, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds, olives and avocados. ACC looks forward to providing additional evidence-based feedback regarding the impacts of high protein and high fat dairy products on heart health and opportunities for further research when updates to our 2019 Prevention Guideline are released later this year.