{
  "id": 10958063,
  "title": "Heart health guidance shifts focus from individual nutrients to overall diet quality",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/heart-health-guidance-shifts-focus-from-individual-nutrients-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-heart-health-guidance-shifts-focus.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The American College of Cardiology's scientific statement emphasizes the importance of overall diet quality over individual nutrients for maintaining heart health. Diets should include minimally processed plant-based foods, healthy fats and proteins, while limiting foods high in refined starches, added sugars, sodium or unhealthy fats, as well as highly processed foods. The focus is on a holistic, food- and pattern-based approach that reflects advances in understanding the relationship between diet and cardiometabolic health.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}