“What diet is best after heart artery surgery?”

Thats an easy answer. There are only 2 diets the ACC and AHA promote. The Mediterranean Diet and the DASH Diet. Both diets have a lot of overlap, but Dash is low sodium for patients with hypertension, CHF, etc. These 2 diets have been shown to improve overall cardiac health, including lowering of both CV morbidity and mortality. This benefit is, in part, due to the reduction of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Combined with moderate intensity aerobic exercise for 30 minutes 4-5 times a week, and health benefits improve exponentially. These 2 diets are both low in carbohydrates and saturated fats, with emphasis on olive oil, nuts etc. Warning: it is difficult to be 100% compliant with these diets. They are somewhat bland and not very enjoyable. Realistically, I tell my patients to shoot for a goal of dietary compliance 60-70% of the time. Any more would