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Table 1 List of included guidelines addressing dietary interventions for primary CVD prevention

From: Practical dietary interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease suitable for implementation in primary care: an ADAPTE-guided systematic review of international clinical guidelines

GUIDELINE

AUTHOR

COUNTRY

YEAR

RATING SYSTEM (RS)

LINK TO EVIDENCE

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for and management of obesity in adults

USPSTF

USA

2012

USPSTF

Body of evidence after a table of graded recommendations

Canadian Diabetes Association 2013 Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada

Canadian Diabetes Association

Canada

2013

GRADE

Major evidence cited in a specific paragraph before the recommendation box

2013 AHA/ACC guidelines on lifestyle management to reduce cardiovascular risk

ACC/AHA)

USA

2014

ACC/AHA Classification of Recommendation/Level of Evidence (COR/LOE) construct

Table to link the general critical question (CQ) + specific evidence statement developed in the CQ

2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults

ACC / AHA / TOS

USA

2014

ACC/AHA (COR/LOE)

Table to link the general CQ + specific evidence statement developed in the CQ

Team-based care and improvement of blood pressure control: recommendation of the Community Preventive Services Task Force

Community Preventive Services Task Force

USA

2014

No RS

References at the end of the article (no link)

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of overweight and obesity in adults, adolescents, and children in Australia

NHMRC

Australia

2014

NHMRC

Body of evidence after a table of graded recommendations

Lipid modification: cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. CG181

NICE

UK

2014

GRADE

Body of evidence first then recommendations

Behavior change: individual approaches (PH49)

NICE

UK

2014

No RS

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

Cardiovascular disease prevention (PH25)

NICE

UK

2014

No RS

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

Guidelines for the management of absolute cardiovascular disease risk

NVDPA

Australia

2014

NHMRC

Body of evidence after a table of graded recommendations

Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases. Guidelines for primary health care in low-resource settings

WHO

World

2015

GRADE

Body of evidence after each recommendation

Maintaining a healthy weight and preventing excess weight gain among adults and children

NICE

UK

2015

No RS

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

Recommendations for prevention of weight gain and use of behavioral and pharmacological interventions to manage overweight and obesity in adults in primary care

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Canada

2015

GRADE

Major evidence cited in a specific paragraph before the recommendation box

Sugars intake for adults and children

WHO

World

2015

GRADE

Body of evidence after each recommendation

Hypertension evidence-based nutrition practice guideline

ADA

USA

2016

Academy’s nutrition care process RS

Selected body of evidence after each recommendation

Guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in the adult

Canadian 2016 Lipids Panel Members

Canada

2016

GRADE

Body of evidence after each recommendation

Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association

ACC/AHA

USA

2016

ACC/AHA

(COR/LOE)

Main references throughout the text

The 2015 Dutch food-based dietary guidelines

Committee Dutch Dietary Guidelines

Netherlands

2016

No RS

Main references throughout the text

Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease

SIGN

UK

2017

SIGN

Body of evidence first then recommendations

AACE/ACE Guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease

AACE/ACE

USA

2017

AACE/ACE

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management (NG 136)

NICE

UK

2019

No RS

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

ACC/AHA Guideline on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

ACC/AHA

USA

2019

ACC/AHA

(COR/LOE)

Body of evidence after each recommendation

Updated Cardiovascular prevention guideline of the Brazilian society of cardiology

Brazilian Society of Cardiology

Brazil

2019

Brazilian Society of Cardiology RS

Main references throughout the text

Primary Prevention of ASCVD and T2DM in Patients at Metabolic Risk: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

ADA/ European Endocrine Society

USA/Europe

2019

GRADE

Body of evidence after a table of graded recommendations

Innovation to Create a Healthy and Sustainable Food System: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association

AHA

USA

2019

No RS

Main references throughout the text

ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk

ESC/EAS

Europe

2020

ESC RS

Main references throughout the text

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk assessment & management

Qatari Ministry of Health

Qatar

2020

Qatari RS

Main references throughout the text

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for screening and management of overweight and obesity

VA/DoD

USA

2020

GRADE

Body of evidence after each recommendation

VA/DoD clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in the primary care setting

VA/DoD

USA

2020

GRADE

Body of evidence after each recommendation

VA/DoD clinical practice guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular risk reduction

VA/DoD

USA

2020

GRADE

Body of evidence after each recommendation

Outil d'aide au repérage précoce et intervention brève: alcool, cannabis, tabac chez l'adulte

HAS

France

2021

No RS

Main references throughout the text

2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

USPSTF

USA

2021

USPSTF RS

Report of the systematic review dedicated to one recommendation

2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice

ESC

Europe

2021

ESC RS

Main references throughout the text

Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

USPSTF

USA

2022

USPSTF

Body of evidence after a table of graded recommendations

Obesity prevention (CG189)

NICE

UK

2022

No RS

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

Comprehensive Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

AHA

USA

2022

No RS

Main references throughout the text

Standards of Care in Diabetes—2023

ADA

USA

2022

ADA RS

Body of evidence after a table of graded recommendations

Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

USPSTF

USA

2022

USPSTF RS

Report of the systematic review dedicated to one recommendation

Preventing type 2 diabetes—population and community interventions (PH35)

NICE

UK

2022

No RS

Isolated body of evidence (specific chapter)

  1. ADA- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, ACC/AHA- American College of Cardiology / American Heart Association, NHMRC-National Health and Medical Research Council, NICE- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NVDPA- National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance, SIGN- Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network, TOS- The Obesity Society, USPSTF- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, VA/DoD- Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense, WHO- World Health Organization,