Portfolio diet delays heart risk and lowers cholesterol in young adults

Do You Need to Limit Dietary Cholesterol?

For most people, the answer might not be what you expect. We dive into the science to explain why.Reviewed by Dietitian Kelli McGrane, M.S., RDCholesterol is essential for health, but high LDL cholesterol levels can increase your risk of disease.Dietary cholesterol does not directly increase blood cholesterol levels.Maintaining a healthy diet and regular physical activity supports healthy cholesterol levels.Cholesterol is arguably one of the mos…

Portfolio diet delays heart risk and lowers cholesterol in young adults

A University of Toronto study found that higher adherence to the plant-based Portfolio Diet was associated with lower LDL cholesterol and improved cardiovascular risk markers in young adults. Modeling suggests the diet may delay cardiovascular risk onset by up to 13 years.

An international study presented at the Congress of the American College of Cardiology 2025 and published in "The New England Journal of Medicine" reveals that five classic cardiovascular risk factors – hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, and smoking – at age 50 can subtract more than ten years of life expectancy.The research, led by Dr. Christina Magnussen in Germany, analyzed data from more than two million people in 39 countrie…